Aragavadha / Cassia fistula, Caesalpiniaceae

B.N :-Cassia fistula

Family :- Caesalpiniaceae

Vernacular names

• Assamese : Sonaroo
• Bengali : Sondala
• English : Indian Laburnum,
• Purging cassia
• Gujrati : Garamala, Garamalo
• Hindi : Amaltas
• Kannada : Aragvadha, Kakke, Kakke-gida,
• Kakkernara, Kakkedai, Rajataru
• Kashmiri : Kriyangal Phali
• Malayalam : Konna, Kritamalam
• Marathi : Bahava, Garamala, Amaltas
• Oriya : Sunari
• Punjabi : Amaltas
• Tamil : Sarakonrai, Sarak konnai, Sarak
• kondi, Sharakkonrai
• Telugu : Rela
• Urdu : Khiyar Shambar

Medicinal Uses

1. Eczema: Leaves of aragavadha
   fine paste applied over the skin
   lesions once in a day is effective
   in curing ring worm infection and
   eczema.
2. Worm infestation: 10ml of
   aragavadha leaves juice is given
   in empty stomach for 5-6 days
   helps to relieve intestinal worms
   effectively.
3. Constipation: 15-20gms of
   aragavadha bark powder cooked
   in 100ml of water till it reduced
   to 1/4th. This decoction is orally
   consumed daily once to relieve
   constipation, distention of
   abdomen and chronic diseases
   due to vitiation of blood.
4. Purgative: 3-4 inches of the
   mature fruit pulp de-seeded and
   Aragavadha
   Cassia fistula, Caesalpiniaceae
   Vernacular names
   soaked in water overnight . In
   the morning ,this water is taken
   with little jaggery. This relieves
   gaseous distention by 2-3 safe
   purging.
5. Jaundice: A fist full of tender leaf
   buds yellow coloured flowers of
   aragavadha are taken and soup
   is made by adding salt, jaggery
   and pepper. This soup is not only
   whole some diet and also cures
   jaundice.
6. Aguesia: Aragavadha pulp is
   useful in loss of taste due to
   excessive use of cocaine. 25gms
   of fruit pulp is mixed with 250ml
   of hot milk and used as a mouth
   wash regularly is beneficial.