Ayurved herb Aragwadh cassia fistula

Latin name : Cassia fistula

Leaves with flowers

English name : pudding pipe tree, Indian laburnum, purging cassia

Synonyms : आरग्वध, राजवृक्ष, दीर्घफल, चतुरंगुल,व्याधिघात, कृतमाल, शम्पाक, आरवेत

Intro :
Its tree of medium height having strong trunk. Leaves are oval and have slight shine. The flowers are beautiful and arranged in the flowing manner from the branches. The yellow flowers completely covers the tree leaves and looks absolutely beautiful from a distance.

Flowers

Fruits are in the form of legumes having 30-50 cm of length. 2-3 cm wide. The fruits turns black when ripped. The legumes have a soft core between which the seeds are arranged.

Fruits

The soft core in legume is used as soft purgative.

Chemical composition :
The soft core of legumes contains pectin, volatile oil and hydroxymethyl anthraquinone.

Parts used : soft core of legumes

Uses :

• Cassia fistula is considered as the best soft purgative in Ayurved.

It is widely used in relieving constipation in kids and pregnant lady.

The soft core excluding the seeds is taken  with jaggery empty stomach in a half spoon amount Early morning.

The soft core can also ne taken with Trikatu churan and also as avleh (अवलेह) (dense syrup) which is useful in relieving abdominal pain, gas and constipation.

It have no side effects in body if taken in appropriate amount.

• The decoction prepared from the bark of cassia fistula is used in relieving inflammation of neck region.
• The decoction of leaves is used in bell's palsy and the paste is also used for applying in the neck region.

Dose : soft core of legumes 4-8 grams