Details of Plants:Cassia fistula

Plant details

Family: Fabaceae
Phytochemicals

Alkaloid
Fistucacidin
Fistucacidin (3,4,7,8,4’-pentahydroxyflavan
Fistulin
Flavonoids
Kaempferol
Leucopelargonidin
Proanthocyanidin
Rhein
Tetramer (With Free Glycol Unit)
Triterpene
hexacosanol
lupeol
β-Sitosterol
NE-statewise availability

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Sikkim
Tripura
Vernacular Name

Assam: Sonaru
Tripura: sonali
Sikkim: Raj briksha
Arunachal Pradesh: Esing ane
Ailments cured

Asthma
Diabetes
Eczema
Jaundice
Piles
Skin diseases
Plant parts used and methods

Fruit: Decoction taken orally
Leaves: Paste applied topically
Plant References

Tangjanga. S; et al. An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the Eastern Himalayan zone of Arunachal Pradesh; India; Journal of Ethnopharmacology 134; 18–25; 2011.

Debbarma. M; et al.Traditional Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants In Tribes Of Tripura In Northeast, India, Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med., 14 (4): 156-168, 2017.

Purkayatha.J; et al. Ethnobotany of medicinal plants from Dibru-Saikhowa Biosphere Reserve of Northeast India, Fitoterapia 76, 121 – 127, 2005.

Das. T; et al. Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants Used by Ethnic and Rural People in Eastern Sikkim Himalayan Region, African Journal of Basic & Applied Sciences 4 (1): 16-20, 2012.

Phytochemical References

Bahorun, T; et al. Phytochemical constituents of Cassia fistula. African journal of Biotechnology 4.13, 2005.