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Definition of Purging cassia
1. Noun. Deciduous or semi-evergreen tree having scented sepia to yellow flowers in drooping racemes and pods whose pulp is used medicinally; tropical Asia and Central and South America and Australia.
Generic synonyms: Cassia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Purging Cassia
Literary usage of Purging cassia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Analytical Compendium of the Various Branches of Medical Science: For the by John Neill, Francis Gurney Smith (1861)
"... to produce its laxative impression by mechanical irritation; best used in the
form of bran-bread, made from the unbolted flour. purging cassia. ..."
2. The Medical student's vade mecum by George Mendenhall (1863)
"purging cassia, Cassia Fistula. US "What are the properties and uses of the Cassia
Fistula or purging cassia ? The pulp of the pods is the medicinal portion ..."
3. The Medical student's vade mecum by George Mendenhall (1857)
"What are its medical properties and uses ? It is a gentle laxative. Dose 5J to gij.
Active principle, mannite. purging cassia, Cassia Fistula. ..."
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