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Cassia fistula - Aragvadha

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Cissampelos, Patha

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.

Uses

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

Leaves contain anthraquinone derivatives, tannins, free rhein, rhein glycoside, Sennoside-A and Sennoside-B. They also contained kaempferol glycosides.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Aragvadha, Kakke, Kakke-gida, Kakkernara, Kakkedai, Rajataru
Hindi Amaltas
Malayalam Konna, Kritamalam
Tamil Sarakonrai, Sarak konnai, Sarak kondi, Sharakkonrai
Telugu Rela
Marathi Bahava, Garamala, Amaltas
Gujarathi Garamala, Garamalo
Punjabi Amaltas
Kashmiri Kriyangal Phali
Sanskrit Krathamaala, Vyaadighata, Shampaaka
English Indian Laburnum, Purging cassia


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Guru

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Madhura (Sweet)

Karma

Recana

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
alternate pinnate 20 to 40 cm long pinnate, leaflets in 4 to 6 pairs, colour greenish, ovate with numerous nerves

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 5 petals bright yellowish 10 stemens Lax pendulous racemes flowering season February to April

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
cylindrical pod 30 to 45cm long brownish black in colour flat, testa very hard, smooth, numerous, present between the pulp {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Cassia fistula is widely grown as an ornamental plant in tropical and subtropical areas. It blooms in late spring[2]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

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