Oroxylum indicum
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Other Names : Broken Bones Tree, Indian Trumpet Flower, Tree of Damocles, Midnight Horror, Broken Bones Plant, 木蝴蝶, भूत वृक्ष, Shyonak, bhut-vriksha, दीर्घवृन्त dirghavrinta, कुटन्नट kutannat, मण्डूक manduk (the flower), पत्रोर्ण patrorna, पूतिवृक्ष putivriksha, शल्लक shallaka, शूरण shuran, सोन or शोण son, वटुक vatuk ꯁꯝꯕꯥ শম্বা Shamba • Marathi: टायिटू tayitu, टेटु tetu, சொரிகொன்றை cori-konnai, பாலையுடைச்சி palai-y-utaicci, பூதபுஷ்பம் puta-puspam (the flower), പലകപയ്യാനി palaqapayyani, വാശ്പ്പാതിരി vashrppathiri, വെള്ളപ്പാതിരി vellappathiri, మండూకపర్ణము manduka-parnamu, పంపెన pampena, శూకనాసము suka-nasamu, తుందిలము tundilamu ತಟ್ಟುನ tattuna , davamadak ,সোনা sona , टटेलों tatelo , তোগুনা Toguna , अरलु aralu, श्योनक shyonaka
Special Precautions of Oroxylum indicum
- No known side effects have been seen.
- It is found to be safe to use in lactation period and in children.
- During pregnancy it must be used only under medical supervision.
Health benefits and Uses of Oroxylum indicum
- Oroxylum indicum has been mentioned in various Ayurvedic text such as Sushrut and Charak samhita. Charak has prescribed Shyonak as antiseptic, astringent and recommended for non-healing ulcers, female disorders and dysentery.
- The leaves are emollient containing anthraquinone and aloe-emodin.
- The root bark and stem bark have anti-allergic properties and are being used in treatment of allergic diseases, urticaria, jaundice, asthma, sore throat, laryngitis, hoarseness, diarrhoea, dysentery, infantile, erythema and measles
- The chemical constituents of this herb consist of Baicalein, Tetuin, Oroxindin, aloe-emodin and chrysin.
- A decoction of the bark is taken for curing gastric ulcer and a paste made of the bark powder is applied for mouth cancer, scabies and other skin diseases.
- The seed is ground with fire-soot and the paste applied to the neck for quick relief of tonsil pain.
- The seeds are used in Chinese medicine to treat abdominal pain, coughs, mouth ulcers and throat infection.
- The bark of the roots is used for diarrhoea and dysentery in Indonesia and Malaysia and for dysentery, rheumatism and to induce perspiration in the Philippines.
- The decoction of the leaves is drunk for stomach ache, loss of appetite and rheumatism in Malaysia. Externally, they are applied as a hot fomentation in fever, headache, cholera, dysentery, toothache as well as during and after labour.
- a paste made of the bark is applied to the wounds of animals to kill maggots.
- Decoction of the bark is given to animals for de-worming.
- The sword-like fruit or a branch of the plant is used by the farmers to kill crabs in wet paddy fields.
