‘Golden Shower Tree’ (Botanical name - Cassia fistula) Bhopal. The tree flowers every year during middle of March, giving Bhopal lanes a yellow lustre. This flowering plant belongs to the family Fabaceae. It also popularly known as Amaltas and Laburnum.It is an ornamental plant but many of its parts have medicinal properties. (pic @ anil gulati, place - arera colony, bhopal)
In Ayurvedic system, the seeds are recognized as antibilious, carminative, and laxative while the root is used for curing burning sensations, leprosy and skin diseases. Leaves of the tree is used for treating malaria, rheumatism, and ulcers.
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