Cassia siamea Lamk (Khee-lek)

Medicinal Plants in Thailand.

Cassia siamea Lamk.
FABACEAE
Cassod Tree, Thai Copper Pod
Thai name : Khee-lek

Tree, 10-15 m high. Leaves even-pinnate, alter­nate; leaflets oblong, about 1.5 cm wide, 4 cm long, young leaves covered with greenish brown hair. In­florescence in terminal panicle; flowers yellow. Pod flat, long and thick.

Heartwood: tranquilizer, antipyretic. Leaf: laxa­tive, diuretic. Dose: 2-3 handfuls of young leaf, boil with 1-1.5 glasses of water and a little salt, drink once a day before breakfast. Flower: antihypertensive, tranquilizer, laxative. Young leaves and wood contain anthraquinone glycosides. Extracts of young leaves and blooming flowers depress central nervous system.

TRADITIONAL USE: Heartwood;tranquilizer, antipyretic,treatment of venerveal diseases
Leaf : laxative, treatment of leucorrhea, diuretic
Flower : antihypertensive, tranquilizer

By: Medicinal Plants in Thailand
Volume 1