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*'''Dandruff'''  - Applying Parijata’s Husks juice to scalp and washing it will get result.   
 
*'''Dandruff'''  - Applying Parijata’s Husks juice to scalp and washing it will get result.   
 
*'''Wound''' – Washing wound from the juice of parijata trees husk, the wound will get healed early.  
 
*'''Wound''' – Washing wound from the juice of parijata trees husk, the wound will get healed early.  
*'''Cough''' and Breathing Problem – Consume  the husk of parijata tree with Betel Pepper.  
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*'''Cough and Breathing Problem''' – Consume  the husk of parijata tree with Betel Pepper.  
  
  

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Parijata


Parija is the sanskrit name of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (Botanical name). It is also know commonly in English as Night Flowering Jasmine. Parijata has some ancient Mythology background. It is also used for worshiping the Lord Krishna.

Plant Discrimination

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis is a shrub or a small tree growing to 10 m tall, with flaky grey bark. The leaves are opposite, simple, 6–12 cm long and 2–6.5 cm broad, with an entire margin. The flowers are fragrant, with a five- to eight-lobed white corolla with an orange-red centre; they are produced in clusters of two to seven together, with individual flowers opening at dusk and finishing at dawn. The fruit is a flat brown heart-shaped to round capsule 2 cm diameter, with two sections each containing a single seed.

Useful parts of the plant

  • Husk, Leaves, Flower and See.

Medicinal Uses

  • Dandruff - Applying Parijata’s Husks juice to scalp and washing it will get result.
  • Wound – Washing wound from the juice of parijata trees husk, the wound will get healed early.
  • Cough and Breathing Problem – Consume the husk of parijata tree with Betel Pepper.


common name

  • English – Night Jasmine
  • Kannada – ಪಾರಿಜಾತ
  • Hindi - हर हर सिंगार

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