CASSIA FISTULA

Plant Name: CASSIA FISTULA

English Name: Golden shower tree,

Local Name:

• Amaltas


• Indian laburnum


• Canafistula


• Pudding-pipe tree, Purging cassia


• Nanban-saikati,


• Samyaka, Sember hiyari agaci,


• Kachang kayu kallober, Keyok, Klober, Klohur, kanikkonna

Family: Fabaceae, Caesalpiniaceae

Uses:
CASSIA FISTULA is use as a remedy for tumors of the abdomen, glands, liver, stomach, and throat, for burns, cancer, constipation, convulsions, delirium, diarrhea, dysuria, epilepsy, gravel, hematuria, pimples, and glandular tumors. In Ayurvedic medicine systems, the seeds are attributed with antibilious, aperitif, carminative, and laxative properties while the the root is used for adenopathy, burning sensations, leprosy, skin diseases, syphilis, and tubercular glands. The leaves are employed there for erysipelas, malaria, rheumatism, and ulcers.