Oroxylum Indicum is a medium-sized, soft-wooded tree attaining a height of 10–16 m. The stem bark is dull brown in color; leaves are broad, 60–120 cm in length, and pinnately compound. Leaflets are ovate, wavy, and acuminate. Leaf fall occurs during the winter season (January) each year. The tree is recognized by ternately bipinnate leaves. The inflorescence is generally situated at the tips of branches and its length is about 30 cm or more. Flowers are large, fleshy, violet-colored, and foul-smelling. The fruit is a follicle, 30–90 cm long and 5–10 cm broad, strap/sword-shaped, compressed, and two-valved. Seeds are flattened and winged. Flowering occurs from July to August, while fruiting occurs from December to March.

Oroxylum Indicum contains various compounds like Baicalein, Biochanin A., 8, 8' Bis-baicalein, Chrysin, Ellagic acid, 6–Hydroxy luteolin, Oroxylin A, Oroxoloside methyl ester, β-Sitosterol, Scuttellarien, Ursolic acid, Chrysin-7- Ogentiobioside, Baicalein-7-Odiglucoside, Baicalein-7-Oglucoside, Scutellarein-7-Oglucopyranoside, Aequinetin, Chrysin-6-C-β-Dglucopyranosyl-8- C-α-L arabinopyranoside, Pinocembrin, Lupeol, Pinobanksin 2α-Hydroxyl lupeol, Echinulin, Adenosine, Dimethyl Sulfone.

Oroxylum Indicum has been used in ethnomedicinal systems for the prevention and treatment of several diseases, such as jaundice, tumors, arthritic and rheumatic problems, gastric ulcers, respiratory diseases, diabetes, and diarrhea and dysentery, etc.

The root bark, stem bark, fruits, seeds, and leaves are useful parts of Oroxylum Indicum. The root bark is recommended for medicinal use.

The root bark of Oroxylum Indicum is acrid, bitter, pungent, astringent to the bowels, cooling, aphrodisiac, tonic, increases appetite, useful in “Vata”, biliousness, fevers, bronchitis, intestinal worms, vomiting, dysentery, leucoderma, asthma, inflammation, anal troubles. It is used to treat diarrhea, dysentery, diaphoretic, and rheumatism. Paste prepared from the powdered bark of the root is given as digestive tonic. The seeds are purgative and taken orally to treat throat infections and hypertension. The fruits are acrid, sweet, stomachic, anthelmintic, effective in diseases of the throat and heart, piles, bronchitis, used as an expectorant, improves the appetite; useful in leucoderma. Leaves are prescribed for snake bites. Leaves are used externally to treat an enlarged spleen and also to alleviate headaches and ulcers and also reported for their analgesic and antimicrobial activity.

Except in the western drier area, the Oroxylum Indicum is distributed throughout India and South East Asia. Oroxylum Indicum is traditional herbal medicine in China and Japan. In India, Oroxylum Indicum is found throughout the tropical forests, that is, the north-eastern, central, and southern parts of the country. It is more frequent in Vindhyas and southwards in mix-deciduous forests, ascending to 1000 m altitude and naturally found in forests near rivers and streams.

 

There are different functional properties of Oroxylum Indicum which are found in biological studies. These are:

Generally, Oroxylum Indicum is sold and exported in raw dried form or powder form. Oroxylum Indicum is exported globally for both medical and pharmaceutical purposes for humans and animals.

The root bark, fruit, leaves, and stem are edible. 

In Powder form, 3-6gm per day is recommended.

In water decoction, 40-80ml per day is recommended. 

There are no known side effects of Oroxylum Indicum. It is safe in the lactation period and in children. In pregnancy, medical supervision is needed.

Globally, Oroxylum Indicum is sold and exported in its raw dried and powder form with 100% purity. Several medicines are manufactured by pharmaceutical companies either in capsule or tablet form using Oroxylum Indicum as the raw material.

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