Ayurvedic Properties
- Taste (Rasa)
- Sweet (Madhura)
- Quality (Guna)
- Heavy (Guru), Unctuous (Snigdha)
- Potency (Virya)
- Cold (Sheeta)
- Post-digestive (Vipaka)
- Sweet (Madhura)
- Key Constituents
- Anthraquinones, Flavonoids, Fistulic acid
- Also Known As
- English: Golden Shower Flowers, Indian Laburnum Flowers
Sanskrit: अरग्वध पुष्प, व्याधिघात पुष्प
Hindi: अमलतास के फूल
What is Indian Laburnum (Aragvadha Pushpa / अरग्वध पुष्प)?
The golden yellow flowers of Amaltas (Cassia fistula) hang in beautiful pendulous racemes. The flowers have mild laxative properties. They are cooling and pacify Pitta. The flower decoction is used as a gentle purgative for children. The tree is deciduous and flowers spectacularly in April-June. Referenced in Pushpa Varga among tree flowers.
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 4
Therapeutic Actions (Karma)
- Mridu Virechana (mild purgative)
- Pittashamaka (pacifies Pitta)
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 4
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