Ethnopharmacological Note: Note on a new use of Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & R.C. Barneby (Fabaceae) against itches
Md. Reazul Hasan, Sabrina Irin, Muspika Rahman Mou, Songjukta Chakraborty
Abstract
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & R.C. Barneby in Bangladesh is known locally as ‘echkigard’. The plant can also be found in India and various African countries. Seeds of the plant are used in skin diseases, ringworm and eczema while leaves are used in constipation by the various tribal people of Dantewada, Chhhattisgarh, India
Keywords: Senna obtusifolia, itch
Md. Reazul Hasan, Sabrina Irin, Muspika Rahman Mou, Songjukta Chakraborty
Abstract
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S. Irwin & R.C. Barneby in Bangladesh is known locally as ‘echkigard’. The plant can also be found in India and various African countries. Seeds of the plant are used in skin diseases, ringworm and eczema while leaves are used in constipation by the various tribal people of Dantewada, Chhhattisgarh, India
Keywords: Senna obtusifolia, itch
