In Africa the bark and seeds are said to give relief in rheumatism, eye diseases, gonorrhea, diabetes and gout. The powdered seed is also applied to the eye, in case of chronic purulent conjunctivitis. It is also believed to improve the complexion. The dried flowers and flower buds are used as a substitute for tea in case of diabetes patients. The root is used in decoctions against fevers, diabetes, diseases of urinary system and constipation. This plant is said to contain a cardiac glucoside ( sennapicrin) and sap, leaves and bark yield anthraquinones, while the latter contains tannins. The plant has been reported to treat hyperglycemia and associated hyperlipidemia The flowers in racemes are also attractive. It tolerates drought and dry conditions, but not much cold. Senna auriculata is suitable for landscaping roadways and home gardens. 12-20 seeds per fruit are carried each in its separate cavity.
The fruit is a short legume, 7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad, oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown. The racemes are few-flowered, short, erect, crowded in axils of upper leaves so as to form a large terminal inflorescence stamens barren the ovary is superior, unilocular, with marginal ovules. Its flowers are irregular, bisexual, bright yellow and large (nearly 5 cm across), the pedicels glabrous and 2.5 cm long.
The leaves are alternate, stipulate, paripinnate compound, very numerous, closely placed, rachis 8.8-12.5 cm long, narrowly furrowed, slender, pubescent, with an erect linear gland between the leaflets of each pair, leaflets 16-24, very shortly stalked 2-2.5 cm long 1-1.3 cm broad, slightly overlapping, oval oblong, obtuse, at both ends, mucronate, glabrous or minutely downy, dull green, paler beneath, stipules very large, reniform-rotund, produced at base on side of next petiole into a filiform point and persistent. At Sindhrot in Vadodara District of Gujarat, India.Īvaram senna is a much branched shrub with smooth cinnamon brown bark and closely pubescent branchlets.
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