Abstract

ARAGVADHA (CASSIA FISTULA LINN.): A REVIEW FROM LAGHUTRAYEE

Dr. Poonam Dilip Sable*, Dr. Asmita Jadhav and Dr. Bhagyashri Madake-Kuber

Abstract

Aragvadha (Cassia fistula Linn.) which is commonly known as Purging cassia or pudding- pipe tree belongs to Fabaceae Family & Caesalpinoideae subfamily. Aragvadha (Cassia fistula Linn.) is easily available and common drug of choice of Ayurvedic Practitioners. It is used in the treatment of Jwara, Krumi, Hridroga, Udavarta, Shoola, Kushtha, Prameha, Gulma, Vatarakta, Kandu and Mutrakruchra. Laghutrayee is a Lesser Triad of Ayurveda which comprises of 3 treatises viz. Madhav Nidana, Sharangdhara Samhita, Bhavaprakasha Samhita. Laghutrayee covers Ayurvedic Basics & descriptions of diseases, Formulations & treatment in comprehensible way. Therefore review of Aragvadha (Cassia fistula Linn.) was taken from Laghutrayee, which is compiled information of classical formulations of Aragvadha (Cassia fistula Linn.).

Keywords: Aragvadha, Cassia fistula Linn., Laghutrayee.