Avaram Tincture & Alcohol-Free Extract

Avaram (Senna auriculata, formerly Cassia auriculata), also called tanner's cassia, is a much-branched evergreen shrub of the pea family, Fabaceae, native to dry scrub and wasteland across peninsular India and Sri Lanka, and the state flower of Telangana. It grows 1 to 3 meters with smooth reddish-brown bark, pinnate leaves of 8 to 12 pairs of small oblong leaflets with ear-shaped stipules at the base, and loose clusters of large, bright yellow, veined flowers through much of the year. The flat, papery brown pods are 7 to 11 centimeters long. The bark is a long-established tanning material for leather in South India. We extract the dried powder.