Chamaecrista mimosoides is a species of flowering plant in the plant family Fabaceae.
Description Chamaecrista mimosoides, commonly known as fish-bone cassia, 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.Akobundu, I.O. and Agyakwa, C.W., 1987. A handbook of West African weeds. IITA. 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
Uses In India, the root of Chamaecrista mimosoides is traditionally used to treat diarrhea and stomach spasms.Fichadiya, G. and Harisha, C.R., 2017. Detailed cyto-anatomy and cytometry of Cassia mimosoides L. leaf-An unexplored plant. AYU (An International Quarterly Journal of Research in Ayurveda), 38(3-4), pp.153-157. The powdered leaves are applied for dressing wounds and sores,Gupta, A.K. and Neeraj Tandon, N.T., 2004. Reviews on Indian medicinal plants. Volume 5. as well as for managing mouth ulcers,Guha, D.N., Sensarma, P. and Pal, D.C., 1999. A lexicon of medicinal plants in India. Naya Prokash, Calcutta, 1st Publication, 1, p.389. stomach spasms, and headaches.
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