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. The plant is also known by the common namesJapanese tea and tea senna.
In India, the root of Chamaecrista mimosoides is traditionally used to treatdiarrhea and stomach spasms. The powdered leaves are applied for dressing wounds and sores, as well as for managingmouth ulcers, stomach spasms, and headaches.