Cassia occidentalis
Uses
India (Uttar Pradesh, Balrampur region): seeds dried and made into a flour. Leaves boiled and eaten as a vegetable. Seeds reported poisonous.Niger(southeastern): leaves eaten.
Synonym: Senna occidentalis(L.) Link.
Nutrient values (leaf, Niger sample) Protein = 38.0% Fat – Ash 16.4% 1Carbohydrate = 34.7% Mn = 65.18mcg/g Fe= 411.52mcg/g
Ca = 17039mcg/g Mg = 61.67mcg/g Cu = 7.88mcg/g
Zn = 31.46mcg/g
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- Hort. ex Steud.
- Vernaculars:
- Niger (Hausa) redore
