Cassia fistula Linn
Family Name:
Caesalpinaceae
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Description:
Kinjal/Golden shower tree
March-June
Uncommon
Whole plant (pods and seed) A medium-sized tree grown on dry and sunny land. Pakistan: Hazara, Rawalpindi, Islamabad, Margalla Hills, and Haripur. World: Throughout the greater part of India, Burma, and Ceylon. A medium-sized evergreen tree up to 15 m tall. Stem erect, branched woody, with dark gray bark. Leaves compound, alternate. Flowers numerous, bright yellow in clusters. Fruit legume, cylindrical pod with 10-15 flat dark brown seeds (Fig. 3.34)._
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Family Name: |
Caesalpinaceae |
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Medicinal Uses: | |
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Collection: |
5 kg of dried pods are collected by men and |
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children 14-40 years old, in winter (January- | |
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May). These pods are broken, and the internal | |
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pulp and seeds are collected. These seeds are | |
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stored in glass or plastic bottles or in cotton | |
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sacks for further use. | |
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Recipes: |
15-20 seeds (8-10 g) are boiled daily in 1 cup |
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(250 mL) of milk; 1-2 tsp (10-12 g) of sugar | |
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is also added, and the mixture is boiled for | |
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8-10 min. Then it is filtered with a cloth and | |
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given to patients suffering from constipation | |
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and stomach disorders. For children, xh cup | |
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(125 mL) of decoction (at one time) is given | |
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once daily for 3-4 days. For adults, 1-2 cups | |
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(250-500 mL) of decoction (at one time) is | |
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given once daily for 8-10 days. | |
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Diseases Cured: |
Constipation and stomach disorders. |
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Ethnobotanical Uses: |
Wood is used for making light furniture, agricul- |
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tural implements, and tool handles, and as | |
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mud roof thatching and fuel. Pods are sold | |
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for cash. | |
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Phytochemicals: |
Anthraquinone, tannins, pholpaghenes, oxy |
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anthraquinone, resin, volatile oil, wax, resin, | |
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anthraquinones, flavonoids, and flavan-3-ol | |
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derivatives [30, 36]. | |
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3.4.17 Cedrela toona Roxb. ex Wild | |
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Family Name: |
Meliaceae |
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Local Name/ |
Neem, Guldar, Kanem/Toon tree |
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Flowering Period: |
April-June |
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Status: |
Rare |
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Parts Used: |
Leaves, bark, and wood |
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Habit/Habitat: |
A tall tree, found in damp shady ravines and on hillsides. |
- Fig. 3.35 Cedrela toona Roxb. ex Willd
Family Name: Meliaceae
Distribution: Pakistan: Hazara, Swat, Buner, Kaghan, Murree,
Poonch, Jhelum, and Margalla Hills. World: Burma, Java, Australia, and India.
Description: A tall tree up to 15 m in height. Stem erect, branched, and woody with dark brown bark. Leaves compound, 3-5 pairs, and entirely green, opposite, subsessile. Flowers creamy white, small, in clusters. Fruit capsule, single-seeded, and yellow (Fig. 3.35).
Medicinal Uses:
Collection: 5 kg of fresh leaves and 1-2 kg of bark are collected by men 20-40 years old. Leaves are collected in summer (April-August) and bark is peeled off in winter (November-March) with an ax. Leaves are dried in shade for 4-5 days and bark in sunlight for 2-3 days. Both bark and leaves are stored in cotton sacks for further use.
Family Name: Meliaceae
Recipes: (a) 250 g of dried leaves is ground for 10-15 min, and then 1-2 tsp (10-15 g) of common salt is mixed in. This powder is stored in a glass or plastic bottle and given to patients suffering from fever, diabetes, and skin diseases (allergy and pimples) and to purify the blood. For children, 1 tsp (4-6 g) of powdered drug (at one time) is given with 1 cup (250 mL) of water once daily, in the morning, for 10-15 days. For adults, 2-3 tsp (12-15 g) of powdered drug (at one time) is given with 1 cup (250 mL) of water once daily, in the morning, for 15-20 days. (b) 125 g of dried bark is ground for 10-15 min. The powdered drug is stored in a glass or plastic bottle and given to patients suffering from dysentery or ulcers and to heal wounds. For children, 1 tsp (4-6 g) of drug (at one time) is given with 1 cup (250 mL) of water twice daily (morning-evening) for 3-4 days. For adults, 2-3 tsp (12-15 g) of powdered drug (at one time) is given with 1 cup (250 mL) of water twice daily (morning-evening) for 6-7 days.
Disease Cured: Fever, diabetes, dysentery, blood diseases, skin diseases
(allergy and pimples), ulcers, and wound healing.
Ethnobotanical Uses: Leaves are used as fodder by goats and sheep. Wood is used for making furniture, in construction, and as fuelwood.
Phytochemicals: Resin, gum, nyctanthin, flavones, glycosides, tannic acid, resin, citric acid, starch, ash; and essential oil consists of tricyclic acid, sesquiterpene, copaene, cadinene, cadinol, lactone, and cedrelone [37] .
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