Description
- Harsingar/Harshingar plants also known as Night Jasmine or Parijat,Night jasmine, Coral jasmine,Nyctanthes arbor-tristis,parijatham
- The flowers are diuretic, anti-oxidative, anti-inflammatory and sedative.
- dried Parijat /Paarijat / Paarijaata plant flower(phool,phul,pushp) is known as Night-flowering Jasmine and Coral Jasmine worldwide.
- Part Used : Flowers,Seeds,Leaves,Seeds,Kwath
- dried flowers(Phool,phul,pushp) and fried new leaves are used in several Assamese food recipes.
White-orange aromatic flowers on oral administration tones stomach, prevents gas formation, cures cough. The corolla tube is bright orange in colour due to nyctanthin, which is similar to colouring substance of saffron.