❖ Common name- Amaltash/golden shower

❖ Scientific name- Cassia fistula

❖ Classification-

Kingdom- Plantae

Family- Fabaceae

Order- Fabales

❖ Mode of propagation-

Amaltas, tree can be propagated by seeds. However, the percentage of seeds germination is poor. The Amaltas seeds are hard, and it is advised to put these in boiling water for five minutes before sowing. Seed sowing is done in monsoon season.

❖ Uses-

In India, flowers of the golden shower tree are sometimes eaten by people. The leaves have also been used to supplement the diets of cattle, sheep, and goats fed with low-quality forages. In Ayurvedic medicine, the golden shower tree is known as aragvadha, meaning "disease killer". The fruit pulp is considered a purgative, and self-medication or any use without medical supervision is strongly advised against in Ayurvedic texts. Though it has been used in herbalism for millennia, little research has been conducted in modern times, although it is an ingredient in some mass-produced herbal laxatives. When used as such, it is known as "cassia pods". In India, a cathartic made from the pulp is sometimes added to tobacco. A paste of the flowers is used as an ointment for pimples.