Cassia fistula

Name: ARAGVADHA
Description:
Botanical name: Cassia fistula
Family : Caesalpiniaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS: Aragvadha, Kritamala, Rajavriksha, Chaturangulam, Deerkhaphala

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Madhura
Guna : Guru, Mrudu, Snigdha
Virya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Indian laburnum, Purging fistula
Hindi : Amaltas, Girimala
Malayalam : Konna, Kanikonna

Distribution:- Throughout India in deciduous forests

PLANT DESCRIPTION:-A medium sized deciduous tree grows up to 20 meters in height. Bark rough grayish; leaves innately compound, leaflets 4-8 pairs, ovate, acute, bright green above and silvery pubescent beneath; flowers bright yellow in lax pendulous racemes fruits long cylindrical pods seeds broadly ovate, horizontally arranged in the sweetish pulp.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES:-Plant pacifies vitiated pitta, vata, constipation, burning sensation, leucorrhea, skin disease, fever, cough, bronchitis, inflammations and rheumatism.

Useful part:- Whole plant.

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