Butea monosperma: The Palash-A Versatile Tree Full of Virtues

Butea monosperma (Fabaceae) commonly called Palash and “Flame of the forest” is a tree growing in abundance in most part of India, Berma, Srilanka and Pakistan is valued in Indian pensula for its religious general and therapeutic applications. It is well known for its folk loric and traditional curative values. The tree possesses aphrodisiac, anti implantation, antistress, antibacterial, antidiarrhoel, anthelmintic, anti inflammatory, antihepatotoxic and wound healing activities which may be due an array of phytoconstituents present in nearly all its plant morphology.