The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s10.t7.8
The Materia Medica of the Hindus, compiled from Sanskrit Medical Works c5.s10.t7.8
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c5.s10.t7.8
Cassia fistula is indigenous to India and is an old medicine of the Hindu Materia Medica. "The tree is uncommonly beautiful when in flower, few surpassing it in the elegance of its numerous long pendulous racemes of large bright yellow flowers, intermixed with the young lively green foliage." Hence I believe its Sanskrit name of Rájataru or the king of trees. The pulp of the fruit is used as a mild cathartic. The root is also described as laxative, and useful in fever, heart diseases, retained excretions, biliousness, etc.