Pharmacognostical study of flowers of Palash (Butea monosperma Lamk. Taub)

Authors

  • Pravina Daf Assistant Professor, Bausaheb Mulak Ayurved Mahavidyalaya, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
  • Sunil Daf Medical officer (Kalmeshwar), Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Keywords:

Palash, Butea monosperma, Pharmacognostical study

Abstract

The Palash (Butea monosperma Lamk.Taub.) belonging to family Fabaceae is used for therapeutic uses since ancient time. Most of the regions of India, it is used for worship of god as well as in many festivals. Palash is pungent (katu), bitter (tikta) and astringent (kashay) in taste (Rasa), and its vipaka is katu and veerya is ushna. It alleviates kapha and vata doshas, but aggravates the pitta doshas. The flowers of Palash are bitter (tikta), pungent (katu) and astringent (kashay) in test (Rasa), madhur vipaka and sheeta veerya. So it alleviates pitta and kapha dosha and vata doshas. Palash (Butea monosperma (Lamk.) Taub) is commonly available all over India. Palash (Butea monosperma (Lamk.)Taub) has been widely used in the traditional Indian medical system of ‘Ayurveda’ for the treatment of a variety of ailments. It is very essentials to have a proper documentation of such useful medicinal plants. In this article an attempt to compile and document on Pharmacognostical Study of flowers of Palash (Butea monosperma Lamk .Taub).

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Published

2020-04-30

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Pharmacognostical study of flowers of Palash (Butea monosperma Lamk. Taub) . Int Jour of Biomed Res [Internet]. 2020 Apr. 30 [cited 2025 Mar. 12];11(4):e5349. Available from: https://ssjournals.co.in/index.php/ijbr/article/view/5349