CASSIA FISTULA: A LAXATIVE REMEDY
BOTANICAL NAME—Cassia fistula Linn.
FAMILY—Leguminosae
COMMON NAMES—English- golden rain tree,
Purgin cassia; Hindi-Amaltas; Malayalam—Kani konna, Tamil-Konnei; Telugu-Rela.
DESCRIPTION—A deciduous tree up to 5 m
high. Leaves ovate , distinctly stalked , usually acute. Racemes as long as the leaves, pendulous. Flowers
bright yellow in colour.
DISTRIBUTION—Indigenous to India.
PART USED--Fruits
HOMOEOPATHIC USES
Useful
as a laxative, in liver diseases and intestinal ulceration. Externally used as
a great application for gout , rheumatism, snake bites, ringworm
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