• Baahva / बहावा / Golden Shower / Pudding Pipe Tree / Cassia fistula L.
  • Baahva / बहावा / Golden Shower / Pudding Pipe Tree / Cassia fistula L.
  • Baahva / बहावा / Golden Shower / Pudding Pipe Tree / Cassia fistula L.
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Baahva / बहावा / Golden Shower / Pudding Pipe Tree / Cassia fistula L.

Local Name: Baahva / बहावा

Common Name: Golden Shower / Pudding Pipe Tree

Botanical Name: Cassia fistula L.

Baahva / बहावा / Golden Shower / Pudding Pipe Tree / Cassia fistula L.
Baahva / बहावा / Golden Shower / Pudding Pipe Tree / Cassia fistula L.
Baahva / बहावा / Golden Shower / Pudding Pipe Tree / Cassia fistula L.

Status & Habitat

  • Habitat: Tree

  • Occurrence: Tropical and subtropical areas

  • Season of Availability: April-June

  • Geography: South and Southeast Asia

  • Method of Propagation: Seeds or wood cuttings

  • Part used for Propagation: Seeds or softwood pieces

Edible Parts

  • Edible Parts: Flowers

  • Can be Eaten Raw: No

Method of Consumption

  • Raw: No

  • Ripe: No

  • Both Raw & Ripe: No

  • Dangerous Form to Consume: Raw plant

  • As Food: Fruit pulp and leaves may be eaten or cooked.

  • As Medicine: Flower paste reduces pimples; regarded as a "disease killer".

  • Cooking Method: Fruit pulp and leaves may be eaten or cooked.

  • Preservation / Curing Technique: N/A

  • Does Require Another Plants to be cooked together: N/A

  • Souring Agents Required: N/A


Nutritional & Medicinal Benefits

  • Nutritional Benefit: Contains vitamin C and E.

  • Medicinal Benefit: Helps reduce pimples; acts as a laxative.

Tribal Wisdom

  • Tribal Wisdom: Flower paste reduces pimples; regarded as a "disease killer".

Recipes

  • Tribal Recipe: Fruit pulp sometimes taken as a laxative.