Butea Gum Tree is an erect, medium sized tree of 12-15 m high seen in waterlogged areas, black cotton and swampy badly drained soils, and barren lands. The stem is covered with gray or brown silky pubescence. The leaves, 3 foliate, are large and stipulate.
The fresh juice is applied to ulcers and for congested and septic sore throats. The gum is a powerful astringent given internally for diarrhea and dysentery, phthisis and hemorrhage from stomach and the bladder. Roots are useful in curing night blindness and other eyesight defects. Leaves and flowers also possess astringent, tonic, diuretic and aphrodisiac properties.
