PEACOCK FLOWER HELPS IN CASES OF CHOLERA

CAESALPINIA PULCHERRIMA LINN.

Peacock Flower is normally considered to be an ornamental shrub which is planted in gardens and parks for its beautiful red or yellow flowers. Prickles are found scattered on the branches. Each compound leaf bears about 20 to 24 stalkless leaflets. The inflorescence or the cluster of flowers borne on a common stalk have flowers arranged in a pyramidal fashion with the lower flowers bearing longer stalks and the ones above having shorter stalks and this progression is seen till the terminal end. The flat pods normally contain 6 to 8 seeds.

Medicinal use:

• Helps in cases of cholera.
• For abortion.
• To prevent recurrence of diseases, like malaria.
• Promotes menstrual flow.
• As a purgative or the watery evacuation of the bowels.
• For producing energy.
• To relieve chest affections.
• To reduce or eliminate fever.
• Widely used for the cure of bronchitis, asthma and for malarial fevers.

How to use:

• The decoction of the roots is given for cholera.
• The infusion of the leaves or the bark is used for abortion.
• The infusion of the leaves is used to prevent recurrence of diseases like malaria, promote menstrual flow, work as a purgative, and for producing energy.
• The infusion of the flowers is used to relieve chest affections, reduce or eliminate fever, cure bronchitis, asthma, and malarial fevers.

Parts used:
Roots, bark, leaves and flowers.

Dose:
Normal or as indicated above.