About Amaltash

Scientific Name: Cassia fistula

* Widely planted as an ornamental and avenue tree.
* Flowers are consumed by Santal people of India.
* The plant has been considered as a fuelwood in Mexico.
* Wood is suited for cabinetwork, farm implements, inlay work, posts, wheels and mortars.
* The bark has been employed in tanning.

* In Ayurvedic medicine, the golden shower tree is known as aragvadha, meaning "disease killer".
* The Cassia fistula flower extract displayed an anti-aging properties which can be applied in variety of cosmetic applications.
* Ayurvedic medicine recognizes the seed as antibilious, aperitif, carminative, and laxative, the root is used for adenopathy, burning sensations, leprosy, skin diseases, syphilis, and tubercular glands, the leaves for erysipelas, malaria, rheumatism, and ulcers, the buds for biliousness, constipation, fever, leprosy, and skin disease, the fruit for abdominal pain, constipation, fever, heart disease, and leprosy.
* Yunani use the leaves for inflammation, the flowers for a purgative, the fruit as anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, abortifacient, demulcent, purgative, refrigerant, good for chest complaints, eye ailments, flu, heart and liver ailments, and rheumatism, though suspected of inducing asthma. Seeds are considered emetic.
* Leaf poultices are applied to the chilblains so common in the upper Sind; also used in facial massage for brain afflictions, and applied externally for paralysis and rheumatism, also for gout.
* A decoction of the root bark is recommended for cleaning wounds.