Golden Shower Tree PRODUCT NAME
Cassia fistula = Cassia rhombifolia SCIENTIFIC NAME
| Common Name: | golden shower tree |
| Local Name: | India: Kakke (Kurumba), Konnai (Irula), Sarakonnai (Tamil), Amaltash (Hindi), Aunari (Urdu), Rela (Telugu), Konna (Malayalam) |
| Family: | Caesalpiniacea |
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| Product Description: | A medium sized deciduous tree. Flower: In terminal raceme, yellow, drooping Fruit: A long (30 cm) indehiscent pod turning from green to black when dry. Seeds many, obovoid to ellipsoidal, biconvex, arranged transversely. Bark: Pale, smooth when younger, darker and rough when old. Leaf fall February. New foliage, March. |
| NTFP Classification: | Medicinal, aromatics and cosmetics, Ornamental plants, Feed, fodder and fuelwood |
DISTRIBUTION
| Countries Found: | India |
| Description: | Found growing on hills to 1400 m in deciduous forests. Often planted in the plains. Peninsular India. |
USES AND PARTS USED
| Parts Used: | bark, bast leaves, leaflets flowers roots seeds |
| Uses: | Medicinal properties, used in India for various illnesses related to the limbs. A dye is made from the bark, used to color ropes. India: Young leaves/shoots are cooked and eaten, this helps to clean out the digestive system and is given to given to women after childbirth. India: outsiders come to buy the flowers in the month of Chithira (April/May) for temple offering. Medicinal properties, used in India for various illnesses related to the limbs. India: Along with the leaves, seeds are used to drive away evil spirits |
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| Partners: | Keystone |
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| External Links: | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_Shower_Tree |
