Amaltas Gooda/Amaltaas Pulp (अमलतास गूदा) : Amaltas Gooda (Cassia fistula Linn. also known as Bactyrilobium fistula Willed,) (Cassia) belongs to the family Caesalpiniaceous. In Urdu language, it is commonly known as “Amaltas” and in English language “Indian Laburnum”. It has been extensively use in Unani system of medicine for various ailments in India. The plant is cultivated as an ornamental throughout India.

It is a deciduous and mixer-monsoon forest throughout greater parts of India. Ascending to 1300 m in outer Himalaya. It has been report to possess hepatoprotective, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, antifungal etc. properties. Amaltaas Pulp is also use to check wounds healing, as an antibacterial. It also regulates the hormonal imbalances in the body. Amaltas Gooda

Amaltas, or Indian laburnum is a native of India and south-east Asia (and thus has names in several Indian languages). The tree finds a mention in the Ramayana as growing near the Pampa lake and at the hermitage of the sage Matanga. It is also mentione in the Mahabharata as being found in the Kushika country. Currently, it grows wild in our drier forests but is cultivate widely all over the country, especially as an avenue tree as well as in parks and gardens.

Besides being an ornamental, Amaltas is economically useful in several ways. The wood is useful as fuel and for making agricultural implements. The bark yields an orange dye. Its Sanskrit name Aragwadha translates to ‘disease destroyer’. In Ayurveda, the fruit pulp has been employ as a gentle laxative and has also been consider efficacious in treating skin diseases such as scabies, boils and glandular swellings. The Amaltas Gooda is found to be a source of micronutrients (K, Ca, Fe, Mn), amino acids (aspartic acid, glutamic acid and lysine, and energy (18kJ/g) according to one study.

Antioxidant properties have also been report in the stem bark, leaves, flowers and fruit pulp.

Amaltas Gooda Benefits:

The leaves of Amaltas Gooda are laxative and use externally as emollient, a poultice is use for insect bites, swelling, rheumatism and facial paralysis. Leaves also possess anti periodic and laxative properties. They are specially use in jaundice, piles, rheumatism ulcers and also externally skin eruptions, ring worms and eczema. Amaltas Gooda

Juice of leaves is useful as dressing for ringworm, relieving irritation and relief of dropsically swelling. Its leaves and bark mixer with oil are applies to pustules, insect bites. Its leaves and flowers are both purgative like the pulp.

The root of amaltas(Amaltas Gooda) is tonic, febrifuge, astringent and strong purgative. They are specially use in joint pain, migraine, chest pain and blood dysentery. Amaltas root is also useful in fever, heart diseases, retainer excretions and biliousness. Amaltaas Pulp is also use in cardiac disorders biliousness, rheumatic condition, hemorrhages, wounds, ulcers and boils and various skin diseases. The extract of the root lowered the blood sugar level up to 30%.