Medicinal plants role in treatment science gets justified by the history of its application by our ancestors, in almost all disease conditions. The basis of this fact; relies on the subsequent development of regionalized traditional knowledge, namely, Western medicine, Unani medicine, and Ayurvedic medicinie; originating at Mesopotamia – Egypt, Islamic block countries, and India. Cassia tora L., Casesalpiniaceae, is a wild crop and grows in most parts of India as a weed. Cassia tora L. grows in hot, wet, tropical, climates both wild and commercially. Cassia is a tonic, carminative and stimulant. Proven scientific records of possessing anthraquinones, chrysophanol, emodin, rhein, euphol, basseol, etc. supports its applicability in different disease forms. The plant has a proven pharmacological publication of having antifungal, antioxidant, ACE-inhibitor effect, effective treatment in psoriasis, antiulcer activity, antimicrobial activity, immunostimulatory effect, anticancerous, hypolipidemic, antimutagenic, hepatoprotective, antilarvicidal, and many more. Therefore, this review would focus on covering the updates of the pharmacological potential explored and stated in journals.
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