Stereospermum chelonoides, Patala, karannavu, kacasthali, karanyavu

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Stereospermum chlorides known as Patala is a medicinal herb that is used for treating health ailments such as rheumatism, infections, inflammation, and cancer. It is bitter, cardiotonic, astringent, diuretic, cooling and tonic. It provides relief from three dosas, difficulty in breathing, anorexia, vomiting, piles, thirst...

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This article explains Patala Scientific Classification in simple medical language.
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Stereospermum chlorides known as Patala is a medicinal herb that is used for treating health ailments such as rheumatism, infections, infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।" data-rx-term="inflammation" data-rx-definition="Inflammation is the body’s response to injury, infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।">inflammation, and cancer. It is bitter, cardiotonic, astringent, diuretic, cooling and tonic. It provides relief from three dosas, difficulty in breathing, anorexia, vomiting, piles, thirst and hiccough. Fruits are used for bleeding diseases. The white variety increases appetite, purifies blood, cure oedema, hiccough, vata and morbid Kapha.

Wood is used for construction work, beam, planks, carriage, carts, furniture, wagons, tool handles and cabinet work. In Theravada Buddhism, the plant is used as tree for achieved enlightenment, or Bodhi by third Lord Buddha known as Saranankaraand twenty second Lord Buddha.

Name	Patala
Scientific Name	Stereospermum chelonoides
Native	South Asia
Common/English Name	Hindi: paral/ padaria; Bengali: parlu; Marathi: padal; Assamese: paroli, parhori, ser phang; Garo: bolsel; Kannada: adri, bili paadri, giri, hadari; Khasi: dieng sir Malayalam: karannavu, kacasthali, karanyavu; Marathi: kalgari, kalagori, paadal; Mizo: zinghal; Naga: Ing-nge-ching; Nepali: jinghal, Kuber bacha, parhori; Sanskrit: patala, kastapatala; Tamil: ambuvagina, pathiriver, padiri, pumbadiri; Telugu: ambuvaasini, goddalipukusu, gallugudu, isakarasi
Plant Growth Habit	Trees, or shrubs, or lianas
Plant Size	15 – 30 meters tall
Root	Taproot
Bark	Grey or dark brown
Leaves	30-45 cm long, imparipinnate, opposite
Leaflets	7-15 cm long, long-pointed, broadly elliptic
Flower	Pink, bisexual, 18 mm long
Fruit shape & size	Capsule , loculicidal or septicidal, 30-60 x 0.5 cm
Seed pod	1-2 ft long, long, cylindrical, ribbed

Patala Scientific Classification

Scientific Name: Stereospermum chelonoides

Rank	Scientific Name & (Common Name)
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)
Subkingdom	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida
Order	Lamiales
Family	Bignoniaceae
Genus	Stereospermum Cham.
Synonyms	Bignonia chelonoides L.fil. Bignonia gratissima K.D.Koenig Bignonia gratissima K.D.Koenig ex DC. Bignonia suaveolens Roxb. Heterophragma chelonoides (L.fil.) Dalzell & A.Gibson Heterophragma suaveolens (Roxb.) Dalzell & A.Gibson Hieranthes fragrans Raf. Spathodea suaveolens (Roxb.) Benth. & Hook.fil. Stereospermum suaveolens (Roxb.) DC. Tecoma suaveolens (Roxb.) G.Don

Plant description

The tree measures 9 to 18 meters high with grey or dark brown bark. Leaves are pinnate with 30 to 60 cm long with 3 to 4 pairs of leaflets. Terminal one is 7.5-15 cm long and 5 to 7.5 cm wide and is broadly elliptic. There are 6-8 pairs of main nerves and petioles of lateral leaflets are less than 2.5 mm long. Flowers have sweet fragrance borne in large, lax trichotomous which is viscidly hairy panicles. A calyx is 1 cm long and is shaped like a bell or campana. It is hairy with 3-5 lobes which are broad and short. Corolla is tubular and campanulate with purple and dull crimson. Fruit is a capsule which is cylindrical, usually straight and slightly ribbed. It is rough with elevated whitish specks or valves are hard and thick. Flowers are used to treat burning sensations and bilious diarrhoea.

Health Benefits of Stereospermum chelonoides

Cardiovascular health

The herb acts as a cardiac tonic which helps to maintain healthy heart as it strengthens heart muscles and arteries. It helps to maintain proper flow of blood in the body. It is used for treating anorexia and improves the appetite.

Piles

It is effective in treating piles. It promotes digestive health and resolve constipation. It is used for problems such as irritation, itching, soreness, redness and swelling around anus.

Lower infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।" data-rx-term="inflammation" data-rx-definition="Inflammation is the body’s response to injury, infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।">inflammation

It helps to lower edema and helps inflammatory conditions and also lowers pain.

Blood purifier

It eliminates toxins from blood and also purifies it. It is helpful for difficult breathing, hiccups, vomiting and thirst.

Blood disorders

The herb is used for blood disorders such as anemia. It promotes the production of red blood cells. It also provides relief from symptoms associated with anemia such as lethargy, fatigue, and weakness.

Traditional uses

Roots are used for treating diseases such as bronchial asthma, blood disorders, jaundice, vomiting, paralysis, rheumatism.
For rheumatoid, use the decoction made from roots.
Mix the ash of burned roots and barks with water and use for treating blockage of the urinary tract.
Mix the flowers with honey and use it orally for hiccups.
In Southern India, bark is traditionally used as a insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।" data-rx-term="diabetes" data-rx-definition="Diabetes is a condition where blood sugar stays too high because insulin is low or not working well. সহজ বাংলা: রক্তে চিনি বেশি থাকার রোগ।">diabetes treatment.
Fruits are used for leprosy.
Bark, roots, flowers and leaves are used for eructation, piles, malaria, piles, diarrhea and loss of taste.
Flowers are used for bleeding.
It balances three doshas and manages anorexia, bronchitis, asthma ad bronchitis, edema, infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।" data-rx-term="inflammation" data-rx-definition="Inflammation is the body’s response to injury, infection, or irritation, often causing pain, swelling, heat, or redness. সহজ বাংলা: শরীরের প্রদাহ; ব্যথা, ফোলা বা লালভাব হতে পারে।">inflammation, hiccups, edema, excessive thirst and blood disorders.
It is a diuretic which helps to ease urination and maintains proper urine flow. It provides relief from difficulty in urination, burning sensation and frequent urination.
It is helpful in gastric ulcers and gastritis.
The decoction of bark is used for ulceration and acidity.
It is used to cure digestive disorders and used for anorexia, diarrhea and piles.

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Safety note: This is not a prescription or diagnosis. For severe symptoms, pregnancy danger signs, children with serious illness, chest pain, breathing difficulty, stroke-like weakness, or major injury, seek urgent care.

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Tests to discuss

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Safe first steps

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Emergency warning signs such as chest pain, severe breathing difficulty, sudden weakness, confusion, severe dehydration, major injury, or loss of bladder/bowel control need urgent medical care. Do not wait for online information.

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Step 4
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