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CCassia
fistula, Cassia
auriculata, Cassia
alata , Castanospermum
australe, Cassia
occidentalis, Centaurea
corcubionensis, Coriandrum
sativum,
Corni
fructus ,
Cornus,
Cornus
stolonifera,
Cornus
officinalis,
Coscinium fenestratum, Costus
speciosus ,Crotalaria
,
Cressa Cretica, Croton,
Chelidonium maju,Centaurea
aspera
Cassia
fistula |
Taxonomy: Kingdom : Plantae
Division :
Magnoliophyta
Class
: Magnoliopsida
Order
: Fabales
, Family
: Fabaceae
Genus
: Cassia
Chemical
Composition:
Aspartic acid,
glutamic acid, and lysine constituted 15.3, 13.0, and 7.8% of the
total amino acids,
1-hexacosanol,1-octacosanol,palmitic acid (, stearic acid , oleic acid ,
linoleic acid , heptacosyl eicosanate ,glyceryl-1-tetraeicosanoate(g);three sterols,β-sitosterol,stigmasterol,β-sitosteryl-3-O-D-gluco pyrano- side;one triterpene,
lupeol;eight anthraquinones,chrysophanol emodin,physcion,citreorosein, rhein, rhein methyl ester , ziganein,
1,4,5-trihydroxyanthraquinone; two coumarins, isoscopoletin ,
scopoletin; two chromones,2,5-dimethyl-7-hydroxychromone,2,5-dimethyl-7-methoxychromone;three aromatic compounds, isovanillic acid ,vanillic
acid and 2,4-dihydroxybenzaldehyde etc.
The seeds are rich in glycerides with linoleic, oleic, stearic and
palmitic acids, caprylic, myristic acids, cephalin and lecithin
phospholipids and carbohydrates.
The bark contains lupeol, β-sitosterol and hexacosanol.
The fruit tissue contains a substantial amount of potassium, calcium,
iron and manganese, polyphenolics and the secondary metabolites (anthraquinones,
flavonoids and flav)
Part
used :
Flower
Refrence:
Chemical constituents:
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