A morning walk along the local Jungle, make me fall in awe with the beautiful flower of Palash
Also known as Bueta Monosperma or Bastard Teak these are speciality of eastern India and Western Bengal.
The tree is unique and of short height. I found one along the roadside of our local Jungle. It totally covered with Orange Red flowers. And there are no leafes.
Generally seen during the onset of Spring. When the entire jungle is covered with such tree , the Orange Red color gives a majestic look as the Jungle is set on Fire. Therefore, palash is also called as “flame of the forest"*.
Other important aspect is its black buds i.e the flowers originated from a black buds and the combination of black bottom and orange petals give a totally awesome and beautiful attractive look.
The fallen Petals on the ground also make the space quite beautiful as bed of Palash and the soil part is completelly turned into Orange Red coloured soil.
More importantly , the local people used to make natural colour out of these flower. These Color is further used to play Holi - The Festival of Color
People collects, the flowers and then soaked overnight a day before Holi to get a rich yellow color. This color was used for playing Holi. It is natural, organic and good for skin.
I googled further to find out other benefits and found it has some special mention in Ayurveda and Unani medicine. Here is some of the medicinal usage of Bueta Monosperma
Palash is a medicinal Indian herb and is used as an external as well as an internal remedy for the management of various ailments.
Palash bark is applied externally to treat wounds and cuts.
Palash seeds have a compound known as palaosin and often used to treat worm infestation. The seeds are also laxative in nature.
The gum can be used to treat dysentery and diarrhoea.
Dried flowers are used as colour and in bathing to cure skin rashes and infection in summers. The flowers are rich in Sulphur, which makes them perfect treatment for skin ailments. The flowers purify and cleanse the bloodstream of free radicals.
The paste of flowers is also applied externally to cure joint pains, swelling, sprains, injury and arthritis.
The bark of the tree also has blood purifying properties.
The concoction made by flowers is beneficial in impotency and menstrual cramps.
Fruits and seeds of the plant are used to treat skin ulcers, piles and disorders related to eyes such as cataract.
Roots of a palash tree is used as an analgesic. They are also used to cure night blindness.
This is nature at best. The flower adding beauty to the surrounding. There is no fragrance of the flower still the looks beautify everything. Moreover the added benefits of medicine and a natural colour make it a special flower in our region.
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Wow, those are really beautiful, and so very different from anything we see around here! And interesting that the tree has so many other beneficial uses.
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That's true....@denmarkguy when you have in bunches around the jungle than that totally gives a very pleasant look...and rightly referred flames
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Hello from Thailand - funnily enough I saw one of these trees yesterday high up in the mountains along the Thai-Burma border - also brilliantly in flower. So nice to learn more about it - I was driving and the rough road had no where to stop, so I was unable to snap a pic for identification. You should think about using the @naturalmedicine banner under your post :) Look fwd to you sharing more of your magnificent ayurvedic images and heritage. :)
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That's great. @artemoslives...so I help you find more about it...😊..hope now you won't be feeling bad for not taking the pic..👍....I am already in natural medicine discord but lately not so active with any NM related Post. But definately whenever get chance I always contribute to the NM.
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I love flowers, I wish you to have a wonderful spring! 🌺
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Thanks Frumos...,👌 Love to see you after so long....how and where have you been ? Hope all is well ...and you have a fantastic spring
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I'm fine, I'm waiting for the weekend to relax ❤️
I'm not very active because I'm busy with my job. But when I have time I love to read your posts.
Best wishes, my dear friend! 🤗
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Ohhhh I see Frumos..,👌 where are you working.?..I have many friends in some shared services....in bucharest
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I love your posts! The photos are always wonderful and you always tell me something I don't know. Fabulous stuff.
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Aha...You reminded me my childhood when I use to eat these flowers and just before Holi festival use to make color out of it. Here we say it Dhaak and it's leaves used to make plates, bowl and Bidi.
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Those are gorgeous and aptly named!
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Thanks Batman🙏..the Color is very natural hardly get to see anywhere
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Wow, these flowers are really amazing. Here the spring starts too, but slowly and it's getting warmer every week.
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This wonderful flowers we see Every where in India. In March, April we get those.
Best thing according to those flowers is it not get any damage until Three days after we pick up them from Trees.
It will be fresh up to four to Five days also.
I like this Structure and color.
Thanks for sharing
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Isn't mother nature incredible with her gifts? Thank you for sharing @steemflow. Magical ♥
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Wow what amazing colours. I had no idea about this plant. We just had Holi up the road. I now know where the yellow dye comes from ! That is really cool & amazing that that it is a natural medicine as well. I agree with felt buzz I love your posts as they teach me more about India. Thank you.
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Wow! So cool! I've never seen anything like it....
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This is so lovely, I love the bright Colours of the plant. Also amazing to see that it’s good for you too!
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Yess that's true...the Color is important and that make it more eye soothing...finding such Color naturally is not easy ..
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Thanks. @princessmewmew good to see you on my post 👍. These are bright and very attractive when seen with naked eyes..more beautiful then what it seen on these picturss
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Nice posts and beautiful photos. It's my first seeing this flower and the color is somewhat soothing to look at.
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That's true...the Color is something that make it very beautiful. This is complete natural.
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Wow! What a beautiful marking of spring and lovely photos! It must be beautiful to see the full display as if flames in the forest! Interesting that is used as a coloring and has medicinal benefits as well. thanks for sharing!
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Indeed...@porters when there are multiple trees planted together then it's gives a flames look. And hiavingbit as natural colour..nothing better than that. We have Holi festival on 21 hopefully I tried to make some colour😉
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You have captured the beautiful shapes and colours of the Palash flowers so beautifully @steemflow. And with so many healing properties, this is truly a tree to be respected and conserved. ♥︎♥︎⚖️♥︎♥︎
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Ohhhh thanks @allyinspirit ..I tried to bring these more closer so that everyone understand it...I am yet to learn the photography tricks....these trees are really wild in our area..hardly anyone know about its usage
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we call this flower "Keshudo"
Beautiful photographs.. nice post my friend..
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Thanks @tussar11 yes I heard this name before....just trying to learn photography looking at you
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i wonder if the extracted colour can also be used effectively in papers and canvases for drawing?
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Ummm...that something we need to figure out...but importantly hardly anyone knows about the utility of these flowers...they are just wild flowers....flor local people
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why don't you try and experiment with it?
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This is no doubting the uniqueness of this tree. Its small stature sets it apart from the rest of the landscape easily. It is also a very colored one-ness standing there.
I cannot help but compare it to one of the trees called a magnolia,with the flowers bright pink (one of the colors) and no greenery shows up until the flowers have disappeared.
Lovely images! Thank you for showing them off in a most delightful manner!
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Thanks Denise, might you get the perfect substitute in Manglia. Infact these flower vanishes in a month time and new leafes will comes out to cover it....but the one month of pure Orange Red looks gives a pleasant view all around.
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They surely are incredibly beautiful! Magnolias also disappear and then green leaves appear!
How coincidental!
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Wow, beautiful to look at and so useful, too! I can see why they would be so good for natural dyes as that color is just stunning. Always so neat to read about the myriad of holistic ways to use plants for health, too.
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Thanks @plantstoplanks good to get such review which makes me share more interesting thing on Steem...these are really unique and can be seen only for a months...would definately share how these looks after a month when it get full of leafes
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That is a really unique looking tree! The flowers are quite beautiful and they really do resemble little flames! Very neat. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks @derekrishardson there are many such trees in nearby jungle. And crossing those area via train do give a amazing look. ...all in Orange Red. ..though these are usually for one month after that it get full with leafes..and no flower...
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beautiful flowers :)
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Thanks @rebeccabe
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I have never seen this. The flowers are beautiful.
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Yes indeed...that is the magic of nature...we hardly get see many things around
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That tree is a one of a kind! Beautiful in color and everything about it makes it one to respect. So much that this earth gives us for healing. This is the best way to help ourselves. The smell of the flowers must be so beautiful as well?
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That is strange part @foxyspirit it does not have any Smell....but look wise it is the prettiest. ...yesterday I was travelling by a local train which passes through dense jungle...and I saw the " flower of Flame" there were many trees with full off these flower. I tried to take picture but the train speed was not allowing me to take a good shot....but it was an amazing look
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Thats actually pretty cool that something so pretty doesn't have a smell.
What a sight that would be to see. You are lucky to have seen it.
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