Description
KUSUM FLOWER – DESI JADI BUTI – Kusum Flower Herb is a beautiful tree with a broad, shady crown, found widespread in Tropical Himalayas (Punjab to Nepal), India, Ceylon, Burma, Thailand, Indo-China, Malaysia. Kusum Flower Herb tree is mostly noticed because of its bright red leaves when they are new. In India this happens around March. The Kusum Flower Herb leaves are pinnate, with each leaf having 2-4 pairs of leaflets.
Flowers are tiny, occurring in short dense yellow clusters. The Kusum Flower Herb are hardly noticeable. The fruit is about the size of a small plum. Kusum Flower Herb tree grows naturally from the foothills of the Himalayas and the western Deccan to Sri Lanka and China. It was probably introduced to Malaysia and has naturalized in Indonesia. It grows in Bihar, Central and Southern parts of India.
KUSUM FLOWER – SCHLEICHERA OLEOSA – CARTHAMUS TINCTORIUS LINN Benefits:
Helps us in preventing and curing the following:
- Powdered seeds are applied to wounds and ulcers of cattle to remove maggots.
- The Kusum Flower Herb bark is astringent and is used against leprotic ruptures, skin inflammations and ulcers, while an infusion is taken against malaria.
- The bark contains about 10% tannin and the analgesic compound lupeol.
- The antitumor agents betulin and betulic acid have also been isolated from it.
Other Names:
Karola, Uchche, Bitter Gourd, Bitter Melon, Balsam Apple, Momordique charantia, Balsambirne, Karela, Kareli, Hagalakai, Karel, Momordica charantia Linn, Karlen, Karli, Karavella, Sushavi, Kathilla, Ceylon Oak.
Safety Information:
- For Natural Taste & Freshness, Keep it in cool and dry place.
- Avoid direct Sunlight & Do not Refrigerate.
- Store the contents in an Airtight Container after opening the package.
- All herbal medicine should be used under Medical Supervision only.
