Medicinal plant - Butea monosperma

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Scientific name: Butea monosperma
Common name: Sacred tree, flame of the forest, moduga, parasu, kankrei
Scientific classification:
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Class: Rosidae
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Butea
Species: B. monosperma
Butea monosperma

Habit: Medium size tree
Description: It is popularly known by the name ‘flame of the forest’, 20-40 ft height, trunk has irregular branches and rough gray bark. Leaves are in a pinnate shape with 8-16 cm petioles and 3 leaflets. Flowers are in beautiful deep orange color, from January to march it truly becomes a tree of flame, covering entire crown with bright deep flowers with 5 petals  
Useful parts: Leaves, seeds, flowers, gum, and stem
Medicinal uses: It is used when one suffers from intestinal worms, skin problems, night blindness, other eyesight defects, piles, ulcers, tumors, pimples, swelling and for proper digestion
Dosage:  Seeds are pounded with lemon juice and applied on the skin, roots are utilized to cure night blindness, flowers are used for swelling
Chemical constitutes: Linoleic acid, kino-oil containing oleic acid, butolic acid, histidine, cyanidine, butin, tannins, lucoside, pyrocatechin, sulphurein, and nitrogenous acidic compounds
Side-effects: Long time use may cause anemia and kidney, not suggested to use during pregnancy.

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-Shree Ambica

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