Golden Shower

Cassia Fistula, Indian Laburnum, Golden shower tree, Amaltas

Botanical Name : Cassia Fistula

English Name : Indian Laburnum, Golden shower tree

Hindi Name : Amaltas

Sanskrit Name : Karnikar

Description

Cassia fistula is a native of India but it is found and cultivated in South Asia and many tropical warm countries.

This tree is of Febaceae plant family. This is a small tree. The leaves are parpinnate. The stipules are small. The leaflets are 4 to 8 pairs. The flowers are in dropping racemes, yellow in color and fragrant. The pods are long cylindrical and pendulous. The seeds are many, imbedded horizontally in sweet dark coloured pulp.

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is a very safe laxative. It is also useful in heart diseases. Pulp of the fruit and leaves are generally used as Ayurvedic Medicinal Herb.

Obtained Chemical Compounds

Fatty acids are obtained from this plant.

Gujarati: Garmaalo

Marathi: Bahava

Bengali: Sonali, Bandarlatti, Amltas, Rakhalnadi

Kannada: Heggake

Tamil: Komare, Konrai

Malayalam: Vishnu Konnai, Katkonna

Telugu: Railkayaa

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