Parijat - sciatica leaves
Harsingar / Parijat / Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Parijat ( tree of sorrow or Night-flowering Jasmine ) is a big shrub growing to a 20-22 feet height with grey flaky bark and its leaves are quite broad , lanceolate with a margin ,small hair on the underside , which are found in all over India . It is important plant used in traditional medicine for treatment of Sciatica, arthritis , fever and others . Flower are fragrant with five to eight lobed white corolla petals having an orangish red Centre and they bloom at night and fall down as the dawn appears forming the white icy carpet . These flowers are used in many spiritual activities .Fruit is a bilobed , flat brown heart shaped to ...