Butea

Butea monosperma, Flame of the forest, Palash, Dhak

Botanical Name : Butea monosperma

English Name : Flame of the forest

Hindi Name : Palash, Dhak

Sanskrit Name : Palash

Description

Butea Monosperma is a common garden tree of India. This tree is also found in Malaysia and South East Asia.

Butea Monosperma is a tree of Fabaceae plant family. This is also known as Butea frondosa, Erythrina monosperma, Plaso monosperma

This is a small tree. The leaves are three foliate. Leaflets are coriaceous and round. The flowers bloom in February to March. The flowers are in big racemes and bright orange red in color. The petals are silky and hairy.

Usage

The gum obtained from the tree is astringent and it is used for diarrhea in addition, dysentery. The extracts from the root is used for treating eye-diseases. The leaves are aphrodisiac. In old days the leaves were used to make diner plates

Obtained Chemical Compounds

Amino acids, Fatty acids like palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids are obtained from this plant.


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Gujarati: Khakharo, Kesudo, Palas

Marathi: Palas

Bengali: Palasgachh

Kannada: Muttulu, Kempmuttul

Tamil: parsan

Telugu: Matukachettu

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