Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Cassia fistula Linn.

English Name :- Purging cassia

Hindi Name :- Amaltas.

Family Name :- Leguminosae

Synonyms –

• Aragvadha

• Rajavrksa

• Sampaka

• Caturangula

• Arevata

• Vyadhighata krtamala

• Suvarnaka

• Karnikara

• Dirghaphala

• Svarnanga

• Svarnabhusana – are synonyms.
  

Properties & Uses:-

• Aragvadha is hard to digest

• Sweet

• Cold in potency

• Best laxative

• Cures fever

• Heart disease

• Bleeding disease

• Diseases of vata origin

• Upward movement inside the alimentary tract and pain in the abdomen.

• Its fruit is laxative

• Helps taste

• Cures leprosy(and other skin diseases) mitigates pitta and kapha

• Ideally good always in fevers and best for purifying the alimentary tract.