Butea Flame of the Forest; Bengal Kino (Gum)Tesu, Dhak, Palas (Hindi); Palasha, Kimshuka (Sanskrit)Palas, Dhak, Tesu, Samagh Dhak, Kamarkas (Unani)Ma ru rtse  མ་རུ་རྩེ་ (Tibetan) Butea monospermaKerner, Hortus sempervirens, 1802 Butea monosperma(Photo by Varinder Naturaphile) (Wikimedia) Botanical name: Butea monosperma (syn. B. frondosa) Parts used: Gum; also seed, leaf and flower Temperature & Taste: Warm, dry. Pungent Uses: 1. Astringes to Stop Leakage (gum, bark, flowers):-Diarrhea, Dysentery-Leukorrhea-also for Bleeding2. Astringes and Strengthens the Kidneys: -increase Semen viscosity to inhibit premature ejaculation (Gum, seed; Unani)-Sexual Debility, Leukorrhea, Edema, Back Pain (Bark; Unani)-Gum is used in formulas for Leukorrhea, Sterility, Premature Ejaculation-vitiation of Semen (Leaf, bark: Unani)-Chronic Diarrhea and Leukorrhea-used for Joint diseases, Rheumatism (Tibet)3. Clears Heat:-Fever (seed; Unani)-Eczema, Herpes (Seeds internally and topically)-all types of diseases caused by micro-organisms in the head or sinus (Tibet)4. Liver tonic (Flowers)-strengthens the Liver-Hepatoprotective effect5. Clears Phlegm, Stops Cough (Bark; Unani, Tibetan):-in decoction for Catarrh, Cold, Cough-Lung diseases6. Promotes Menstruation (Flowers)-Amenorrhea-Puerpural tonic for women7. Kills Worms (Seed, Bark; Unani, Tibetan)-ascaris (no longer recommended)8. Externally:-seed powder with lemon juice topically for Ringworm, Eczema and Herpes (Ayurveda)-boils, pimples, buboes, hemorrhoids (Ayurveda)-leaf is used in a gargle for relaxed sore Throat.-bark decoction used as a douche for laxicity of…

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