Botanical name : Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.
Family : Fabaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Palasa, Kimsuka, Raktapushpa, Ksharasreshta
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta, Kashaya
Guna   : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya   : Ushna
Vipaka: Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English  : Flame of the forest
Hindi  : Palas, Dhak
Malayalam : Chamata, Plash
Distribution – Throughout India growing wild in planes, also cultivated in roadsides. 
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A medium sized deciduous tree, grows up to 15 meters in height. Leaves imparipinnate, trifoliate, leaflets big, obtuse and glabrous. Flowers bright red, large, in racemes; fruits green pods, containing one seed.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, kapha, hemorrhage, hemorrhoids, intestinal worms, diabetes, colic, flatulence, inflammation, arthritis, and skin diseases.
Useful part : Bark, Leaves, Flowers, Seeds, Gum.