‘’Review Study on Drug Palash [Butea Mono...

‘’Review Study on Drug Palash [Butea Monosperma]

Author Name : Dr Arun Rangrao Deshmukh, Dr Dipak Sahebrao Dhone, Dr Meer Faisal Ali Meer Tilawat Ali Syed, Dr Dipak Dadarao Pawar

ABSTRACT The Palash (Butea monosperma Lamk.Taub.) belonging to family Fabaceae is used for therapeutic uses since ancient time. Most of the regions of India, it is used for worship of God as well as in many festivals. Palash is pungent (katu), bitter (tikta) and astringent (kashay) in taste (Rasa), and its vipaka is katu and veerya is ushna. It alleviates kapha and vata doshas, but aggravates the pitta doshas. The flowers of Palash are bitter (tikta), pungent (katu) and astringent (kashay) in test (Rasa), madhur vipaka and sheeta veerya. So it alleviates pitta and kapha dosha and vata doshas. In literature it is found that Palash is useful in many diseases like Trishna (Thrust), Atisara (Diarrhoea), Pradara (leucorrhea), Jwara (fever), Charmarog (Skin diseases), Asti- banga (Fracture), Vatarakta (gout), Kushta (Leprosy), Apasmara (epilepsy), Prameha (Diabetic). There has been worldwide renewal of interest in herbal system of medicines. Palash (Butea monosperma (Lamk.)Taub) has been widely used in the traditional Indian medical system of ‘Ayurveda’ for the treatment of a variety of ailments. It is very essentials to have a proper documentation of such useful medicinal plants. In this review an attempt to compile and document information from literature on Palash.