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Image of Fabaceae Senna alata
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Fabaceae

Senna alata (L.) Roxb. [Verified]

Fabaceae

Local names Andadasi
Common names Seven golden candlesticks; Ringworm bush
Habit Shrub
Habitat Warm temperate places
Locality Nangalisan, Tuba, Benguet, Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR)
Collected by Agni, Castro, Lagmay, Marquez, Nacino, Pascua
Ethnobotanical uses MEDICINAL: used as laxative and as medicine that combats fungus infection of the skin;
Verified by "Senna alata" - Leonardo Legaspi Co, February 15, 2000; "Senna alata Roxb" - Jean Faronilo, February 16, 2004
Notes Originally from tropical america
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