Ayurvedic Properties
- Taste (Rasa)
- Sweet (Madhura)
- Quality (Guna)
- Heavy (Guru), Unctuous (Snigdha)
- Potency (Virya)
- Cold (Sheeta)
- Post-digestive (Vipaka)
- Sweet (Madhura)
- Key Constituents
- Anthraquinones, Fistulic acid, Rhein
- Also Known As
- English: Golden Shower, Purging Cassia
Sanskrit: कर्णिकार, चतुरंगुल, आरग्वध
Hindi: अमलतास
What is Karnikara / Golden Shower (कर्णिकारः)?
The Karnikara flowers of Cassia fistula are bright golden-yellow, hanging in long pendulous racemes. The tree is one of the most beautiful flowering trees in India. The flower properties include mild purgation and fever reduction. The fruit pulp is the main laxative part. Verse: referenced alongside other flowering trees.
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 4
Therapeutic Actions (Karma)
- Virechana (purgative)
- Jvarghna (antipyretic)
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 4
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