Botanical name: Cassia tora
Other names: Jue Ming Zi
Cassia tora
Healing power:
Chinese senna is used
- to treat high blood pressure,
- to relieve swelling, soreness and redness of the eyes caused by liver inflammation,
- to treat high blood pressure,
- to substitute the body in case of liver inflammations,
- to promote clear vision,
- for headaches,
- for dizziness.
How to use:
The leaves and the pods.
Description of the plant:
Chinese senna is perennial and can withstand frost. It reaches a height from 80 up to 90 cm and needs a sunny location in a normal soil. Chinese senna belongs to the herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine.
Propagation:
Start seeds from April to June directly in the garden. It is also possible to sow them indoors in March in pots and transplant them later to the garden.
I sowed Chinese senna on 9th March 2005 indoors. On 18 th March 2005 they germinated.
Cassia tora: Samen/seeds
