Description:
Tesu flowers are traditionally used for colour-play in the spring festival of Holi. Tesu flowers are boiled in water to give a fragrant, deep yellow water which has medicinal properties and prevents skin problems in the coming summer.For Holi celebrations, Vrindavan’s Radha Vallabh temple uses warm tesu water from huge silver cauldrons, and brass water sprinklers – pichkaris to spray colour on everyone in the temple courtyard.
Details :
Botanical Name : Butea Monosperma
Indian Name : Palash, Dhak, Palah or Tesu,Chamata
Assamese Name : Bipornok, kingxuk, polax
Bengali Name : Palash
Gujarati Name : Kesudo, khakhro, palash
Hindi Name : Dhak, palash, tesu
Kannada Name : Muttuga, palasha
Konkani Name : Palas
Malayalam Name : Chamata, kinsukam, plaas
Manipuri Name : Pangong
Marathi Name : Dhak, palas
Nepali Name : Palans
Oriya Name : Palasha
Sanskrit Name : Kimshuka, palasha
Tamil Name : Kincukam, palasam
Telugu Name : Kimsukamu, palasamu
Urdu Name : Dhak
Common Name :Tisso Flowers, Bastard Teak, Flame Of The Forest,Palash Phool, Tesu Phool, Tesu Beeja, Gond Chuniya, Kamarkas
Family: Fabaceae
Part Used: Flower,Fruit,Stem
Medicinal Uses:
Tesu flowers are traditionally used for colour-play in the spring festival of Holi. Tesu flowers are boiled in water to give a fragrant, deep yellow water which has medicinal properties and prevents skin problems in the coming summer.For Holi celebrations, Vrindavan’s Radha Vallabh temple uses warm tesu water from huge silver cauldrons, and brass water sprinklers – pichkaris to spray colour on everyone in the temple courtyard.
Details :
Botanical Name : Butea Monosperma
Indian Name : Palash, Dhak, Palah or Tesu,Chamata
Assamese Name : Bipornok, kingxuk, polax
Bengali Name : Palash
Gujarati Name : Kesudo, khakhro, palash
Hindi Name : Dhak, palash, tesu
Kannada Name : Muttuga, palasha
Konkani Name : Palas
Malayalam Name : Chamata, kinsukam, plaas
Manipuri Name : Pangong
Marathi Name : Dhak, palas
Nepali Name : Palans
Oriya Name : Palasha
Sanskrit Name : Kimshuka, palasha
Tamil Name : Kincukam, palasam
Telugu Name : Kimsukamu, palasamu
Urdu Name : Dhak
Common Name :Tisso Flowers, Bastard Teak, Flame Of The Forest,Palash Phool, Tesu Phool, Tesu Beeja, Gond Chuniya, Kamarkas
Family: Fabaceae
Part Used: Flower,Fruit,Stem
Medicinal Uses:
- Bark, seeds, flowers and gum are used in Ayurvedic formulations.
- Flowers of Palash (Tesu ke phool) were used in ancient India in beauty care recipes to improve complexion, suppleness of the skin and disorders of female reproductive organs.
- Seeds are applied for the treatment of worm infestations and allergic skin conditions.
- Gum is used in Ayurvedic formulations to improve spermatogenesis.
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