| PlantID | 0043 |
| Botanical Name | Butea monosperma |
| Common Name | Palas |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Rosidae | | Order: | Fabales | | Family: | Fabaceae | | Genus: | Butea | | Species: | monosperma |
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| Part used | Flower, leaves, bark, stem and gum |
| Medicinal Properties | Anthelmintic, diuretic, depurative, astringent, aphrodisiac |
| Medicinal Use | Seeds are useful in flatulence and piles. Leaves are used as febrifuge. Bark(Butea gum) is used in diarrhoea and dysentery. |
| Chemistry | Butin, 7-glucoside, sulphurein, palasitrin, crude protein, crude fiber, ether extr, N-free extr, minerals, calcium, and phosphorus, Jalaric esters I and II, laccijalaric esters III and IV. |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Throughout Rajasthan, upto 1200m . Grows in open grassland areas. |
| Description | A medium sized deciduous tree, 12-15m in height with gum-containing grey bark; crooked trunk; leaves 3-foliate large unequal; flowers bright orange red, large, in rigid racemes; fruits pods, thickened at sutures. |
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