Plants have been one of the important sources of medicines since the beginning of human civilization. The recent resurgence of plant remedies resulted from several factors, such as effectiveness of plant medicines and lesser side effects compared with modern medicines. This review gives an account of the current knowledge on the morphology, phytochemistry, and pharmacological aspects of Cassia tora Linn. Although review articles on this plant are already published, but this review article is presented to compile all the updated information on its phytochemical and pharmacological activities, which were performed widely by different methods. Cassia tora Linn (Family- Caesalpiniaceae) commonly known Charota in Hindi, Foetid Cassia in English has been proven to possess various pharmacological activities like antiproliferative, hypolipidemic, immunostimulatory, anticancerous, antimutagenic and hepatoprotective activity etc. Further, studies reveal the presence of various phytochemical constituents mainly anthraquinones, chrysophanol, emodin, rhein, euphol, basseol etc. These studies reveal that Cassia tora Linn is a source of medicinally active compounds and have various pharmacological effects. These studies will be helpful to create interest toward Cassia tora Linn and may be useful in developing new formulations with more therapeutic and to provide a direction for further research.
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