Chamaecrista mimosoides

Chamaecrista mimosoides is a species of flowering plant in the plant family Fabaceae.

Chamaecrista mimosoides
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Genus:	Chamaecrista
Species:	C. mimosoides
Binomial name
Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene
Synonyms
Cassia mimosoides L. Nictitella mimosoides (L.) Raf.

Description

Chamaecrista mimosoides, commonly known as fish-bone cassia,^[1] is a subshrub, annual, or perennial plant that occurs mainly in seasonally dry tropical regions. The species is locally common on sandy soils. It has a pithy stem that is woody at the base and either glabrous or sparsely hairy^[2]. The plant is also known by the common names Japanese tea and tea senna.

Distribution

This species is native to Tropical and Southern Africa, extending through Tropical Asia to Northern Australia^[3]

Uses

In India, the root of Chamaecrista mimosoides is traditionally used to treat diarrhea and stomach spasms^[4]. The powdered leaves are applied for dressing wounds and sores^[5], as well as for managing mouth ulcers^[6], stomach spasms, and headaches.