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===Food===
Cassia fistula can be used in food. Tender leaves and fl ower buds are cooked as vegetable<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruit pulp}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|LeaveLeaf}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}.
==Chemical Composition==
===Nutritional components===
Cassia fistula contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-E and C; Calcium, Iron, Magnesium, Manganese, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat"/>.
==Habit==
==Cultivation Details==
Seed. The seeds have a hard seed coat and germination is improved by mechanical scarification or treatment with concentrated sulphuric acid for at least 45 minutes<ref name="Cultivation details"/>. Cassia fistula is available through March- October<ref name="Cultivation detailsForest foods of Western Ghat"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
<ref name="Plant family">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:57</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 110</ref>
<ref name="Forest foods of Western Ghat">"Forest food for Northern region of Western Ghats" by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, Page No. Published by Maharashtra Association for the Cultivation of Science (MACS) Agharkar Research Institute, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar Road, Pune</ref>
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* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/amaltas-cassia-fistula Cassia fistula on planet ayurveda]
* [http://envis.frlht.org/plantdetails/b04cff8ef127a160c81ed40fbae69276/dbe4e18cf3bb9c8e80cc41366d7f3b09 Cassia fistula on envis centre on medicinal plants]
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[[Category:Fabaceae]]
