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Sanskrit name: aragvadha, chaturangula, kritamala, suvarnaka
Botanical name: Cassia Fistula
Habitat: Common throughout India and Burma.
Energetics:
- Rasa (taste)
- virya (action): cooling
- Vipaka (post digestive effect): sweet
- Dosha (Constitution): Balances Pitta, Vata and Kapha
General information
Aragvadha as called in Sanskrit constitute of glycosides, Anthraquinones Fistulic acid, sennosides, Sugars Saccharose and sterols which plays a significant role as laxative alterative, febrifuge.
It is a gentle laxative and is used to pacify Pitta. By pacifying pita, it helps in the purification of blood and help cure skin diseases.
