BOTANICAL NAME

CASSIA FISTULA

FAMILY

LEGUMINOSAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Amaha, Amayaghata, Antadru, Aragbadha, Aragbhada, Aragvadha, Aragvadhah, Aragwadhah, Arakvadam, Arevata, Arogyashimbi, Aruja, Caturangula, Caturangulah, Chakraparivyadha, Chaturangula, Dhirghaphala, Dirghaphala, Dirghaphalah, Drumotpala, Himapushpa, Jatharanut, Jvarantaka, Kandughna, Karnabharanaka, Karnikara, Karnikarah, Kritamala, Kritamalaka, Krtamala, Krtamalah, Krtamalaka, Kundali, Kushtaghna, Kushthasudana, Mahakarnikara, Maharajdruma, Manthana, Naktamala, Naradhipa, Narendradrma, Nripadruma, Nrpadrma, Nrpataru, Nrpavrksa, Pragraha, Pramcha, Rajadrma, Rajataru, Rajavraksha, Rajavriksha, Rajavrksa, Rajavrksah, Rasetiktah, Recanah, Rechana, Rochana, Sampaka, Samyak, Samyaka, Samyakah, Saraphala, Sauvarni, Shamyaka, Shephalika, Suvarnaka, Svarnabhusana, Svarnabhushana, Svarnadra, Svarnasthali, Svarnavriksha, Vyadhighata, Vyadhighatah, Vyadivata, Vyathantaka, Evatah

HINDI : Kirala, Amaltas, Amaltas-ki-phalli, Amulthus, Bandarlauri, Girimala, Girmalah, Sonhali, Semara, Amaltash, Kaniar amaltas, Alis, Kaniar, Amlatash, Garmalo karmalo, Bahawa dhediya, Kirmalo, Dodiya, Karmalo, Garmale, Dhediya, Bahawa

DISTRIBUTION

This species is probably native to Southeast Asia, now globally distributed in the Pantropics. Within India, it is found both wild and cultivated almost throughout ascending to an altitutde of 1200 metres in the Himalayas.

DOSE

Fruit pulp 5 - 10 gm, Root kwath 50 - 100 ml, Flower 5 - 10 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

3, 4, 7, 8-pentahydroxyflavan, Barbaloin, Rhein, Fistucacidin, Catechin, Kaempferal, Tanin, Fistulin, Ceryl alcohol, Methionine, Phenylalanine

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Guru, Mrudu, Snigdh

Madhur

Madhur

Sheet

Kusthghan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Micturitive

Aphrodisiac

Abdominal disorders esp in hook worms

Rasayan

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Panchanimb churna