{"id":4131,"date":"2020-03-13T00:00:14","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T18:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/?p=4131"},"modified":"2025-12-23T13:22:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T07:52:02","slug":"flame-of-the-forest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/flame-of-the-forest\/","title":{"rendered":"Flame of the forest Tree | Palash Tree in Central India"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4131\" class=\"elementor elementor-4131\" data-elementor-settings=\"{&quot;ha_cmc_init_switcher&quot;:&quot;no&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d9234dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"4d9234dc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e09c581 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e09c581\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Palash Tree<\/strong> or <strong>Flame of the Forest <\/strong>is best known for its beautiful, radiant flowers that blossom just upon the arrival of Spring, in the month of March and April. Currently, the <strong><a title=\"forests of Central India\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/flowering-trees-in-central-india\/\">forests of Central India<\/a><\/strong> are ablaze with a riot of colours that the Palash has rendered it with. These flaming beauties are imparting the forests and each one of us the much-needed hope we need in the difficult times of a global pandemic, this year.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f995341 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f995341\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_ha_eqh_enable&quot;:false}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-014f365 uael-heading-align-left elementor-widget elementor-widget-uael-table-of-contents\" data-id=\"014f365\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;heading_text_align&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;heading_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;heading_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;separator_bottom_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:15,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;content_between_space_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\" data-widget_type=\"uael-table-of-contents.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-main-wrapper\" data-headings=\"h1,h2,h3\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"uael-toc-heading elementor-inline-editing\" data-elementor-setting-key=\"heading_title\" data-elementor-inline-editing-toolbar=\"basic\" >Table of Contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-toggle-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-toc-headings=\"headings\" class=\"uael-toc-list uael-toc-list-disc\" data-scroll=\"\" ><\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"uael-toc-empty-note\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>Add a header to begin generating the table of contents<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5611fa73 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5611fa73\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-4133 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0676-683x1024.webp\" alt=\"Palash Tree in Central India\" width=\"534\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0676-683x1024.webp 683w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0676-200x300.webp 200w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0676-768x1152.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0676-1024x1536.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0676-1365x2048.webp 1365w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0676.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 534px) 100vw, 534px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Its bright orange flame-like flowers emerge once the tree starts shedding its leaves. The whole tree then glimmers with a fiery blast of colour, giving it the name\u00a0<strong>\u2018Flame of the Forest\u2019.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In many states of India like West Bengal, Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, the radiant flowers are used in marriages and also served as an offering to Lord Shiva. People also use them in religious ceremonies at home and for havan and poojas.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" class=\"wp-image-4134\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0749.webp\" alt=\"Tree in Central India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0749.webp 1600w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0749-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0749-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0749-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0749-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0749-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0749-450x300.webp 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Palash, Chula, or Tesu<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0as we locally call it in <a title=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\">Madhya Pradesh<\/a>, is a small medium-sized slow-growing, deciduous tree species, native to India. Its dark greyish bark, asymmetrical trunk, and irregularly spread branches give it a very distinctive appearance. It has pinnate leaves that are broad and round in shape. Some tribal communities also make leaf plates and bowls out of it, for household usage.<\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" class=\"wp-image-4135\" src=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0763-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"Tree in Central India\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0763-1024x683.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0763-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0763-768x512.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0763-1536x1024.webp 1536w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0763-480x320.webp 480w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0763-450x300.webp 450w, https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/IMG_0763.webp 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Many Properties of Flame of the Forest:<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Palash as a tree is of immense medicinal value and its bark is used to treat cuts and wounds.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<li>Its gum, Bengal Kino is used for the treatment of diarrhoea and dysentery.<\/li>\n\n<li>Its flowers are rich in sulphur and used for the treatment of skin-related diseases.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<li>These flowers when sun-dried are used to make a natural dye for the festival of colors &#8211; Holi.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n<li>Its seeds have anthelminthic properties and when mixed with lemon juice provides relief from eczema and ringworm.<\/li>\n\n<li>It is also used to treat skin ulcers, piles and eye disorders like cataracts.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Contributed by: Ashish Tirkey<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Edited by: Natasha Sinha<\/strong><\/p>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-wordpress wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-pugdundee-safaris\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/world-sparrow-day-2020\/<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pugdundeesafaris.com\/blog\/flowering-trees-in-central-india\/\">Flowering Trees of Central India<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5d2933d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5d2933d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" 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