CASSIA

Cassia

Cassia
Cassia is the dried husk (bark) of a small, bushy evergreen tree. Cassia is often used as a less costly substitute to Cinnamon.There are different varieties of Cassia. Cassia bark is a popular ingredient in foods, beverages, perfumery, toiletries and cosmetics, while the oil of Cassia finds extensive application in liquors and beauty products. In India, Cassia is grown in the North-Eastern states and in the evergreen tracts along the high ranges of the western ghats.
Description
Cassia is a genus of Fabaceae in the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Commonly called cassias, "cassia" is also the English name of Cinnamomum aromaticum in the Lauraceae (from which the spice cassiabark is derived), and some other species of Cinnamomum.