Barcode: CAL0000003662

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Family: FABACEAE

Scientific Name: Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.

Collector: V.S. Ramachandran

Country: India

Uses: As astringent used for piles, tumours and menstrual disorders bark is used. Tree yields a gum called Butea gum or Bengal kino which is astringent and used in diarrhoea. Flowers yield a brilliant but very fugitive yellow when the seeds are pounded with lemon juice, they act as a powerful rubefacient and have been successfully used as a cure for a form of herpes called Dhobie?s itch.