Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Parijat or more commonly also known night queen is a fragrant flowering plant. This plant is very famous for its heavenly fragrance that is prominent only during nights. When you have a plant growing in the vicinity its fragrance is spread far and you can recognize that there is a parijat plant growing nearby. As the evening sun sets the fragrance can be felt in the whole vicinity. The parijat flowers are very beautiful and colourful. The off white flowers with orange bright stems look different from other white flowers and of course with their heavenly fragrance these flowers can be recognized easily due to their different unique colored flowers. When the flowers drop one can see a beautiful bed of flowers and the area surrounding the plant looks like a bed of flowers
According to mythology, this is a heavenly tree brought to earth by the god Krishna. A quarrel over it ensued between Satyabhama and Rukmini, Krishna's wives. But Krishna planted the tree in Satyabhama's courtyard in a way that when the tree flowered, the flowers fell in Rukmini's courtyard. Another romantic story woven around the tree is about Parijataka, a princess. She fell in love with the sun but when he deserted her she committed suicide and a tree sprung from the ashes. Unable to stand the sight of the lover who left her, the tree flowers only at night and sheds them like tear-drops before the sun rises. Medicinal Uses: Apart from contributing to the beauty of gardens, "Parijat" has also got medicinal properties. The juice of its leaves is bitter and saline in taste. Taking its juice is considered to be useful in the treatment of fever. Its bark, if taken as medicine is known to give relief in & swelling of lungs. The oil produced from its bark brings relief to pains the eyes and used for hair tonics. Fresh juice of its leaves mixed with honey provides effective relief in the treatment of chronic fever. The decoction of its leaves prepared over low fire gives relief in the treatment of chronic ‘Citica pain’. The juice of its leaves mixed with little sugar is used for treatment of stomach diseases of children. Application of six to seven of its tender leaves with little flesh gin- ger juice, churned in water, brings relief in case of high fever. Its flowers, though bitter in taste act as appetiser and soothe the stomach. Its seeds are used in the treatment of skin diseases and piles. Myths related to Parijat Plant: There are several myths such as a huge tree in the Barabanki district of UP is easily mistaken as Parijat tree and few claim it as the real one but its matter of research that is it true or not. According to a news Mr. Navin Patnayak claim to have same tree in is office compound.Here is the link"http://www.orissadiary.com/CurrentNews.asp?id=34668". If that is parijat tree than what about these common trees which most of people already have.I mean which is the real Parijat Tree?Answer is that these plants are not real one .Its originally the tree found mostly in Africa and brought in India by the Arabian traders.The scientific name of that tree is "Adansonia digitata". One can see similarities between the flowers of Barabanki,Mr Navin Patnayak but both of the are same as "Adansonia diigitata" At Barabanki flowers and Leaves.
A Tree in Africa{leaves and flower}
Naveen Patnayak's Flower
The information on the internet are little bit misleading.Now one can say proudly that the Parijat tree which are the Gems of Indian Gardens and most of the people serve this thinking this a real parijat tree is infact the "real tree" brought by the Lord from heaven.Below their sheds Hanuman resides.

6 comments:

  1. any side effects of this leaves?

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  2. I have used your second foto in my blog VARTALAP for a poem on parijat. Pl. visit http://www.bhajman-vartalap.blogspot.in
    Thanks.

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  3. Very informative blog and useful too.Thanks

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  4. Please let us know the dosage per day in case of high fever for child of 4 yrs. Is there any side effect?

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  5. Can the leaves be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis?

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  6. Can the leaves be used to treat rheumatoid arthritis?

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