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| + | Cassia fistula known as the golden rain tree, canafistula and by other names, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges from southern Pakistan eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka. In ancient Tamil literature and is closely associated with the Mullai region of Sangam landscape. It is the national tree of Thailand, and its flower is Thailand's national flower. It is also the state flower of Kerala in India and of immense importance amongst the Malayali population. | ||
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| + | ==Uses== | ||
| + | {{Uses|Fever}}, {{Uses|Skin Diseases}}, {{Uses|Rheumatic Diseases}}, {{Uses|Cervical Lyrnphadenitis}}, {{Uses|Cardiac Diseases}}, {{Uses|Worm Infestations}}, {{Uses|Abdominal Pain}}<ref name="Uses"> | ||
| − | + | ==Parts Used== | |
| + | {{Parts Used|Fruit pulp}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|root}} | ||
| + | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
| + | Leaves contain anthraquinone derivatives, tannins, free rhein, rhein glycoside, Sennoside-A and Sennoside-B. They also contained kaempferol glycosides.<ref name="chemical composition"/> | ||
| − | == | + | ==Common names== |
| + | {{Common names|kn=Phulas|ml=|sa=Aragvada|ta=Kondrem|te=Rela|hi=Amaltas|en=Purging classia}} | ||
| − | + | ==Habit== | |
| + | {{Habit|Herb}} | ||
| + | ==Identification== | ||
| + | ===Leaf=== | ||
| + | {{Leaf|glabrous|sessile|The leaves are variable in shape and size}}.<ref name="Leaf"/> | ||
| − | == | + | ===Flower=== |
| + | {{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|white–violet|10-18|Flowers are Large, hooded and occur in slender racemes or lax leafy panicles. Corolla is hairy. Carpels are five in number}} | ||
| − | + | ===Fruit=== | |
| + | {{Fruit||7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome||s|}} | ||
| − | == | + | ===Other features=== |
| − | + | ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== | |
| − | * '' | + | * [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' |
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| + | ==Where to get the saplings== | ||
| + | ==Mode of Propagation== | ||
| + | {{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Tuber segment}}. | ||
| − | == References == | + | ==How to plant/cultivate== |
| + | The more common species of Aconitum are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | ||
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| + | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
| + | {{Commonly seen|western Himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|open woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|moisty soil area}}. | ||
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| + | ==Photo Gallery== | ||
| + | <gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> | ||
| + | File:Aconitum napellus01.jpg| | ||
| + | File:Aconitum-reclinatum01.jpg|Trailing white monkshood (''A. reclinatum)'' | ||
| + | File:Aconitum-uncinatum01.jpg|Southern blue monkshood (''A. uncinatum'') | ||
| + | File:Alaskan Monkshood Leaf.jpg|Wild Alaskan monkshood (''A. delphinifolium'') is a flowering species that belongs to the family Ranunculaceae. | ||
| + | </gallery> | ||
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| + | ==References== | ||
<references> | <references> | ||
| − | <ref name=" | + | <ref name="chemical composition">[http://ijam.co.in/index.php/ijam/article/view/48/39 "Medicinal Properties of Aragvadha"]</ref> |
| + | <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.ayurpages.com/aragvadha-cassia-fistula// "ayurpages"]</ref> | ||
| + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aconitum "wikipedea"]</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
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| + | ==External Links== | ||
| + | * [https://easyayurveda.com/2012/12/26/aragvadha-cassia-fistula-uses-qualities-ayurveda-details/] | ||
[[Category:Herbs]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
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Cassia fistula known as the golden rain tree, canafistula and by other names, is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. The species is native to the Indian subcontinent and adjacent regions of Southeast Asia. It ranges from southern Pakistan eastward throughout India to Myanmar and Thailand and south to Sri Lanka. In ancient Tamil literature and is closely associated with the Mullai region of Sangam landscape. It is the national tree of Thailand, and its flower is Thailand's national flower. It is also the state flower of Kerala in India and of immense importance amongst the Malayali population.
Uses
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