The Ringworm Shrub is an attractive yellow flowered cassia thet is popular in many gardens and is classified under the plant family Caesalpiniaceae. The branches are brown and the leaves 30-60 cm. long with 8-12 pairs of leaflets that are oblong-obtuse. The flowers have short stalks. The pod is 10-20 cm. long, and ligulate with broad wing down its middle. There are 50 or more seeds in pod.
MEDICINAL USE:
*Ringworm.
*Cough.
*Asthma.
*Vermicide.
*Eczema.
HOW TO USE:
*The leaf paste may be applied over the ringworm patches and the infusion of the leaves taken
internally.
*The infusion of the leaf helps in taking care of cough, and as vermicide.
*The decoction of the leaves used externally is very effective to cure eczema.
PARTS USED:
*The leaves.
DOSE:
As recommended above.
Normal Dosage For:
Adults: 4 or 5 cups a day.
Aged 6 to 9 years: 2 cups a day
Aged 2 to 5 years: 1 cup a day
1 to 2 years: 1/2 cup a day
Below 1 year: 1/4 or less cup a day
A Useful Table for Quick Measurements:
1 tbsp = 5 grams (green herb)
1 dessertspoon = 2 grams (dry herb)
1 teaspoon = 25 drops
1 cup = 16 tbsp
1 litre = 7 or 8 cups