Cassia Fistula
Laburnum/Purging Fistula
- Botanical Name : Cassia Fistula
- Family Name : Caesulpinaceae
- Common Name : Fistula, Laburnum, Purging Fistula, Golden Shower, Amaltas
- Part Used : Fruits, Bark
- Habitat : Grows in valleys upto 1200 m in himalayas.
- Product offered : Seeds, Fruit, Pod, Fruit pulp
Uses : Cassia Roots are astringent, cooling, purgative, febrifuge and tonic. it is useful in skin diseases, burning sensations & syphilis. Bark is laxative, anthelmintic, emetic, febrifuge, diuretic and depurative. It is useful in boils, leprosy, ringworm affection, colic, dyspepsia, constipation, diabetes, strangury & cardiac problems. Leaves are laxative, antiperiodic & depurative. It is useful in skin diseases, burning sensation, dry cough and bronchitis. Fruits are sweet, cooling, purgative, carminative, anti-inflammatory, diuretic & ophthalmic. It is used in flatulence, colic, dysentery, inflammations and intermittent fever. It is also used in cardiac disorders, strangury, opthalmopathy and general debility. Pulp from fruits called "Cassia Pulp" is a well known Laxative. Bark of tree is rich in tannins. Flowers are bitter, acrid, cooling, emollient, purgative and are useful in vitiated condition of pitta, burning sensation, leprosy and skin diseases. It is also useful in cardiac disorders, intermittent fever and general debility.
