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Cassia Fistula
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Latin Name |
English Names |
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Cassia
fistula
Linn. (Caesalpiniaceae) |
Indian
Laburnum,
Golden Shower,
Purging Cassia |
Aragvadha,
Suvarnaka,
Kritamala,
Chaturangula |
Amaltas,
Bandarlauri |
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Habitat |
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The tree is one of the most widespread in the forests in
India, usually occurring in deciduous forests throughout
the greater part of India, ascending up to an altitude
of 1,220 m in the sub- Himalayan tract and outer
Himalayas. It is both wild and cultivated. |
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Morphology Description (Habit) |
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It is a deciduous, medium-sized tree with a gray, smooth,
exfoliating bark. 4-8 pairs of leaflets are
seen, distinctly stalked, oblong or ovate, with a silvery
pubescence; the flowers are bright yellow, in
axillary, pendulous, lax racemes;
the pods are cylindrical, smooth, hard, dark brown or black; the
seeds light brown, hard, shiny, biconcave and are embedded in
sweetish pulp. |
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Principal
Constituents |
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From
the pulp 1,8-dihydroxyanthraquinone
derivatives were identified1.
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Pharmacology |
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The aqueous extract of the fruit pulp had a significant
purgative action. In a dose of 250mg. and above, it caused
purgative action that reached a maximum in 6-9 hours and lasted
for 24 hours. The purgative activity was attributed to the
anthraquinones present2.
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Indications |
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The pulp is a safe purgative and is recommended for children and
pregnant women. |
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Product Range |
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References |
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1.
Kapadia
& Khorana,
Lloydia, 1962, 25, 55.
2.
Lillykutty,
Pharmacological studies of Cassia fistula, M.D. Thesis, 1968,
Univ. Kerala. |
Part Used:
FRUITS AND BARK
Habitat:
Grows in valleys up to 1200 m in Himalayas.
Uses: Pulp
from fruits called "Cessia pulp" is a well known Laxative. Bark of tree
is rich in tannins.
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