Scientific name                                : Oroxylum indicum (L.) Benth. ex.Kurz

Family                                               : BIGNONIACEAE

Malayalam Name                            :  Palakapayyani, Vellapathiri, Veluthapathiri

Flowering & Fruiting                       : July-December

Medicinal use:

                      Roots crushed with onion, garlic and calcium made into a paste applied for rheumatism; root bark made into a paste and applied in body pain;powdered roots purgative and stomachic. Leaves soaked in buttermilk and consumed to get relief from ulcer.