Palasa

Botanical Name

Butea Monosperma

Family

Fabaceae

Sanskrit

Palasa

English

Forest Tree

Hindi

Kankeri,Chalacha

Kannada

Muttuga

Malayalam

Palisin,Somat

Telugu

Moduga Chettu

Tamil

Paras

Marathi

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Distribution

It is globally distributed throught india

Parts Used

Stem Bark, Flowers, Seeds, Gum

Dose

Swarasa-50-100ml,Choorna-3-6gm

Chemical Constituents

Butin, glycine, monospermin, palasonin

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Laghu, Snighda

Taste (Rasa)

Katu, Tikta

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Ushnam

Impact (Prabhava)

Krimighna, Grahani

Pharmacological Action

  • Vata-kaphahara
  • Dipana
  • Grahi
  • Krimghna
  • Its flowers are tonic and nutritive
  • It is anthelmintic used in intestinal worms
  • It leaves are astringent
  • It also contain diuretic property

Therapeutic Uses

Slipada, krimi, gulma, grahani, arshas, pumsavana, pliha roga

Some Of The Common Formulations

  • Palasakshara taila
  • Kumkumadi taila
  • Vanga basma