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Definition of Ringworm cassia
1. Noun. Tropical shrub (especially of Americas) having yellow flowers and large leaves whose juice is used as a cure for ringworm and poisonous bites; sometimes placed in genus Cassia.
Geographical relationships: America, The States, U.s., U.s.a., United States, United States Of America, Us, Usa
Generic synonyms: Senna
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ringworm Cassia
Literary usage of Ringworm cassia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary, Hindustani & English: Accompanied by a Reversed Dictionary by Duncan Forbes (1866)
"... of a plant applied to cure the ringworm (Cassia alala). s. )1>Ъ dudan (r.
dilt), to give, to bestow, p. ..."
2. A Descriptive Catalogue of Indian Produce Contributed to the Amsterdam by Trailokyanātha Mukhopādhyāẏa (1883)
"The bark, leaves, and the seeds are used as a cathartic Medicine. and as a remedy
for ringworm. Cassia Tora. Fetid Cassia; Oval-leaved Cassia. Vern. ..."
3. Reports on the Geology of Jamaica; Or, Part II. of the West Indian Survey by James Gay Sawkins, Georges Parkes Wall, Geological Survey of Great Britain, Lucas Barrett, Arthur Lennox, Charles Barrington Brown, Robert Etheridge, Nathaniel Wilson, Hoffmann (1869)
"Rice - - Oryza sativa. ringworm cassia alata. shrub. Rod wood - L«tia and Eugenia.
Rose, Jamaica Blakea trinervis. ..."
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