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Sarakondrai Tree/Golden shower Tree/Cassia fistula
₹150.00
₹100.00
SARAKONDRAI tree, scientifically known as Cassia fistula, is also called the Golden Shower tree or Indian Laburnum. It's a medium-sized, deciduous tree known for its beautiful bright yellow, cascading flower clusters that bloom during summer. The tree has a straight trunk, spreading branches, and an open crown. Its leaves are pinnate, with 3 to 8 pairs of leaflets, and the fruit is a long, cylindrical pod.
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Detailed Description
- Size: Medium-sized, reaching 10-20 meters (33-66 feet) in height.
- Trunk: Straight trunk, up to 5 meters in height and 1 meter in diameter.
- Branches: Spreading branches that form an open crown.
- Bark: Pale grey, smooth, and slender when young, becoming dark brown and rough with age.
- Leaves: Deciduous, pinnate with 3-8 pairs of leaflets, each leaflet 7-21 cm (3-8 inches) long and 4-9 cm (1.5-3.5 inches) broad.
- Flowers: Showy, bright yellow, pentamerous, borne on drooping racemes 20-40 cm (8-16 inches) long.
- Fruit: Pendulous, cylindrical, indehiscent pod, up to 60-100 cm (24-39 inches) long.
- Seeds: Many seeds (25-100) within the pod, embedded in a black pulp when young.
Other Uses
Medicinal Uses:
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Pulp:
The pulp of the fruit, known for its rhein content, is used as a laxative and for supporting the digestive system.
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Fumes:
Burning the root can help with congestion and sinus problems.
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Boils and Infections:
Boiling the root and leaf extracts can help fight infections and lower body temperature.
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Wounds and Skin Conditions:
Juice or paste made from the tree can be used to relieve blisters, ringworm, and inflammation.
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Ayurvedic Applications:
The bark and flowers are used in Ayurvedic medicine for treating various ailments, including ulcers, fever, cough, joint pains, and digestive disorders.
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Other Traditional Uses:
The tree is also used to treat leprosy, fever, cardiac diseases, jaundice, polyuria, urticaria, constipation, skin diseases, venereal diseases, worm infestation, and diabetes.
Ornamental and Other Uses:
- Ornamental Tree: The Golden Shower Tree is valued for its beautiful cascading yellow flowers, which bloom during the summer, earning it the names "Golden Shower" and "Yellow Shower".
- Religious Significance: The flowers are used in Hindu rituals and are particularly associated with the god Vishnu.
- Cultural Significance: In Kerala, the flowers are used in Vishu festivals and are considered a traditional trademark.
- Tanning and Dyeing: The bark is used for tanning and dyeing purposes.
- Fuelwood: The durable wood is used for fuel and in carpentry.
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