Cassia seeds occidentalis

Another Cassia seed gum which has been modified is Cassia occidentalis (CO) Linn. Kasondi is a common herbaceous annual weed that grows throughout India up to an altitude of 1500 m (101). Every part of the plant is used in different applications in the Indian Ayurvedic system of medicine. The pods are 10-13 cm long and up to 0.8 cm in diameter and contain dark olive green seeds. The C. occidentalis seeds are a rich source of galactomannan (w 30% endosperm) [102]. The structure of the backbone of the seed polysaccharide has (3(1—>4) linked D-mannopyranose with random distribution of a(l—>6) linked D-galactopyranose units as side chain (M/G 3.1) (103-105). C. occidentalis seed gum has potential use because of its wide availability. The modification of the C. occidentalis gum chemically via carbamoylethylation under a variety of conditions has been attempted in order to improve its solubility. 

Cassia occidentalis L. C. torosa Cav. Wang Jiang Nan (Coffee senna, sicklepod) (seed, root) Anthraquinones, torosachrysone, n-methylmorpholine, apigenin, galactomannan, cassiollin, xanthorin, dianthronic heteroside, helminthosporin.4-33 496 Mild purgative, lower blood pressure, antioxidative, antiasthmatic, antitoxic, antimalarial, antibacterial, anthraquinones and hepatoprotective activities. 

The seedlings of Cassia occidentalis raised from the seeds collected from the plants growing in the campus of Sri Venkateswara College were inoculated both in the pots and the beds in an effort to undertake the field trials. 

Isol. from the partial acid hydrolysates of galactomannans from guar (Cyamopsis tetragonoloba). Cassia occidentalis, Sesbania aegyptiaca and Ipomoea fistulo-sa. Isol. from seed galactomannan of Cassia javanica. Cassia marylandica and Cassia auriculata. Cryst. + H2O (EtOH). Mp in-rw. [a]g +93 (c, 1.0 in H2O). 

Gupta S, Sharma P, Soni PL. Carboxymethylation of Cassia occidentalis seed gum. J Appl Polym Sci. 2004 94 1606-11. 

S. Cupta, P. Sharma, and P. Soni, Chemical modification of Cassia occidentalis seed gum carbamoylethylation, Carbohydr. Polym., 59 (4), 501-506, 2005. 

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