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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Cassia fistula Linn.
Family Name Fabaceae
Subfamily Name Caesalpinioideae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Sonaroo

Bengali

Sonaalu

English

Indian Laburnum, Purging Fistula, Pudding pipe tree

Gujarati

Garmaalo

Hindi

Amaltaas, Girimaal

Kannada

Kakke, Kakkemar

Marathi

Baahvaa

Oriya

Sunaari

Punjabi

Amaltaas, Kaniyaar, Girdnalee

Sanskrit

Kr̥tamāla, Śampāka, Vyādhighāta, Śamyāka, Ṇrpadruma, Kr̥tamālaka, Rājavr̥kṢa, Chaturangula, Aragvadha

Tamil

Konnai

Telugu

Rela

Urdu

Amaltaas

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
आरग्वधःĀragvadhaḥआ समन्ताद् रुजां वधोऽत्र ।
आमहाĀmahāआमं हन्ति ।
आरेवतःĀrevataḥआरेवयति निःसारयति मलम्, ‘रेवृ गतौ’ ।
आरोग्यशिम्बीĀrogyaśimbīआरोग्यप्रदः शिम्बः फलमस्य ।
कर्णाभरणःKarṇābharaṇaḥकर्णयोराभरणरूपेण प्रयुज्यते ।
कुष्ठसूदनःKuṣṭhasūdanaḥकुष्ठं सूदयतीति
कृतमालःKṛtamālaḥकृता धारिता माला पुष्पाणामनेन ।
चतुरङ्गुलःCaturaṅgulaḥचतस्रोऽङ्गुलयः प्रमाणमस्य पर्वणः, चतुरङ्गुलमितानि फलमज्जपर्वाणीत्यर्थः
ज्वरान्तकःJvarāntakaḥज्वरनाशकः ।
दीर्घफलःDīrghaphalaḥदीर्घ फलं यष्टिवदस्य ।
प्रग्रहःpragrahaḥप्रकर्षेण गृह्यते जनैः ।
राजवृक्षःRājavṛkṣaḥवृक्षाणां राजा, सुमनःशेखरत्वात्, रोगराजं वृश्चति छिनत्ति वा, ‘ओव्रश्चू छेदने’ ।
व्याधिघातःVyādhighātaḥव्याधीन् हन्ति ।
शम्पाकःŚampākaḥस्वर्णवर्णान्यङ्गानि पुष्पाण्यस्य
स्वर्णाङ्गःSvarṇāṅgaḥस्वर्णवर्णान्यङ्गानि पुष्पाण्यस्य ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Flower/ inflorescenceपुष्पPuṣpa
Fruit pulpफलमज्जाPhalamajjā
Leafपत्रPatra
Stem bark /root barkत्वक्Tvak

Name गण(हिन्दी) Gana(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
आरग्वधादिगणĀragvadhādigaṇaAragvadhadigana
श्यामादिगणŚyāmādigaṇaShyamadigana

Name महाकषाय (हिन्दी) Mahakashaya(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kandughna Mahakashayaकण्डूघ्न महाकषायKaṇḍūghna mahākaṣāya
Kushthaghna Mahakashayaकुष्ठघ्न महाकषायKuṣṭhaghna mahākaṣāya

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Abhayadivargaअभयादिवर्गAbhayādivarga
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuduchyadivarga
Haritakyadivargaहरीतक्यादिवर्गHarītakyādivarga
Oshadhivargaओषधिवर्गOṣadhivarga
Prabhadradivargaप्रभद्रादिवर्गPrabhadrādivarga

Name स्कंध(हिन्दी) skandha(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Tiktaskandhaतिक्तस्कन्धTiktaskandha

Properties

Name रस (हिन्दी) Rasa (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Author (Ref. Book) Publisher (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Madhura/Svaduमधुर/स्वादुMadhura/Svādu

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
MriduमृदुMṛdu
Snigdhaस्निग्धSnigdha
GuruगुरुGuru

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Shita Virya शीत वीर्य Śīta vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Madhura vipaka Madhura vipākaमधुर विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Anulomanaअनुलोमनanulomana
Hridya/ Hridayam (Saumanasyakara)हृद्य/ हृदयं (सौमनस्यकर)hṛdya/ hṛdayaṃ (saumanasyakara)
Jvaraharaज्वरहरjvarahara
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara
Raktashodhaka/ Raktadoshanashaka/ Raktadoshaharaरक्तशोधक/ रक्तदोषनाशक/ रक्तदोषहरraktaśodhaka/ raktadoṣanāśaka/ raktadoṣahara
Shothahara/ Shophaghna/ Shothaghna/ Shvayathuharaशोथहर/ शोफघ्न/शोथघ्न/ श्वयथुहरśothahara/ śophaghna/śothaghna/ śvayathuhara
Vedanasthapanaवेदनास्थापनvedanāsthāpana
Vataharaवातहरvātahara
Pittahara/Pittashamakaपित्तहर/पित्तशामकpittahara/pittaśāmaka
Shodhakaशोधकśodhaka

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Vatapittahara/Vatapittashamana/ Vatapittashamanaवातपित्तहर/वातपित्तशमन/ वातपित्तशमनVātapittahara/Vātapittaśamana/ Vātapittaśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Aragvadhadi Kvatha ChurnaKvatha Churna/Kashaya ChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 4:4
Kushtharakshasa TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:9
Somaraji Taila/Bakuchi TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:61
Rasnasaptaka Kvatha Churna/Rasnasaptaka Kashaya ChurnaKvatha Churna/Kashaya ChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 4:20

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Granthisotha
Śotha
āmavātaḥ
aruciḥ
Kāsa
raktapittam
Daha
Udarshool
Mutrakrichha
jvaraḥ
kamla

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kvath/ Decoction-50-100ml

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part- I, Vol.-I, Pg. No.-7(Fruits Pulp)
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part- I, Vol.-V, Pg. No.-8(Stem bark)