CASSIA FISTULA
description & usage
Common throughout India and Burma.It is planted as ornamental plant or used for avenu plantation. Small and medium sized tree with compound leaves. Flowers are bright yellow in very large, hanging bunches. Fruits are long black almost cylinderical. The tree sheds its leaves during March to May month.
Uses :
Ringworm, chilblains, insect bites, facial paralysis and rheumatism.
How to Use:
A confection of the pulp in 2 to 4 drachm doses is a mild purgative producing 1 or 2 soft motions ; and is given in cases of diabetes. The pulp of the ripe pod mixed with tamarind pulp taken at bed time acts on the bowels mildly causing one or two soft motions the following morning. Flowers in decoction are given in stomach affections. Externally the leaves ground into a paste are applied to ringworm ; bark and leaves mixed and rubbed with oil are applied to pustules, ringworm, chilblians, insect bites, facial paralysis and rheumatism. Root is useful in fever, heart-diseases, retained excretions, biliousness etc.
Parts Used:
Flowers, Leaves, Root bark, Root
Taste:
Astringency
Action:
Laxative, purgative, tonic, febrifuge
Uses :
Ringworm, chilblains, insect bites, facial paralysis and rheumatism.
How to Use:
A confection of the pulp in 2 to 4 drachm doses is a mild purgative producing 1 or 2 soft motions ; and is given in cases of diabetes. The pulp of the ripe pod mixed with tamarind pulp taken at bed time acts on the bowels mildly causing one or two soft motions the following morning. Flowers in decoction are given in stomach affections. Externally the leaves ground into a paste are applied to ringworm ; bark and leaves mixed and rubbed with oil are applied to pustules, ringworm, chilblians, insect bites, facial paralysis and rheumatism. Root is useful in fever, heart-diseases, retained excretions, biliousness etc.
Parts Used:
Flowers, Leaves, Root bark, Root
Taste:
Astringency
Action:
Laxative, purgative, tonic, febrifuge