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'''Palāśaḥ''' consists of seed of Butea monosperma (Lam.) Kuntze, syn. B. frondosa Roxb. (Fam. Fabaceae), a moderate sized deciduous tree, commonly called ''Flame of the Forest'', found throughout India upto a height of 1250 m, except in the arid zones.
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'''Palāśaḥ''' consists of seed of Butea monosperma. It is a moderate sized deciduous tree. It is native to India upto a height of 1250 m, except in the arid zones.
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Hookworms}}, {{Uses|Liver disorders}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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{{Parts Used|Young roots}}.
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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The plant contains flavonoids and glucosides—butin, butrin, isobutrin and palastrin. Flowers contain butrin, coreopsin, monospermoside and their derivatives and sulphurein; also chalcones.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=ಮುತ್ತುಗ Muttuga, ಪಲಾಶ Palasha|ml=Chamata|sa=Kimshuka|gu=Kesudo|ta=Kincukam|mr=Dhak|pa=Dhak|te=Kimsukamu|hi=Dhak, Palash|en=Bastard teak, Battle of Plassey tree}}<ref name="Common names"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Habit==
 
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{{Habit|Tree}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
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===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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{{Fruit|Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
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==Mode of Propagation==
 
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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A tree of drier areas in tropical and subtropical climates growing at low to moderate elevations up to 1,500 metres.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Found throughout the drier parts of India}}, {{Commonly seen|Often gregarious in forests}}, {{Commonly seen|Open grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Wastelands}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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File:Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub. (3299931977).jpg|Flowers
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File:Butea monosperma - single flower at Mayyil (6).jpg|Individual flower
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File:Butea monosperma (Dhak) fruits W IMG 7491.jpg|Pods
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File:Butea monosperma, flame-of-the-forest, bastard teak, ചമത. Leaf .jpg|Leaf
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File:Palasha (Kannada- ಪಲಾಶ) (2463633131).jpg|Pods
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File:Bute monos 110902-17479 bal.JPG|Leaves
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File:Butea monosperma-seeds-yercaud-salem-India.JPG|Seeds
 
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-14</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://gbpihedenvis.nic.in/PDFs/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf Chemical composition]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/b/butea-monosperma Common names]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Butea+monosperma Cultivation detail]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31135 Butea monosperma on indiabiodiversity.org]
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Flame%20of%20the%20Forest.html Butea monosperma on flowersofindia.net]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Fabaceae]]

Latest revision as of 16:20, 12 August 2020

Palāśaḥ

Palāśaḥ consists of seed of Butea monosperma. It is a moderate sized deciduous tree. It is native to India upto a height of 1250 m, except in the arid zones.

Uses

Diarrhoea, Wounds, Hookworms, Liver disorders.

Parts Used

Young roots.

Chemical Composition

The plant contains flavonoids and glucosides—butin, butrin, isobutrin and palastrin. Flowers contain butrin, coreopsin, monospermoside and their derivatives and sulphurein; also chalcones.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಮುತ್ತುಗ Muttuga, ಪಲಾಶ Palasha
Hindi Dhak, Palash
Malayalam Chamata
Tamil Kincukam
Telugu Kimsukamu
Marathi Dhak
Gujarathi Kesudo
Punjabi Dhak
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Kimshuka
English Bastard teak, Battle of Plassey tree

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled Seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

A tree of drier areas in tropical and subtropical climates growing at low to moderate elevations up to 1,500 metres.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found throughout the drier parts of India, Often gregarious in forests, Open grasslands, Wastelands.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links