Trees , to 10cm high . Leaves paripinnate , alternate ; leaflets 6-12 , opposite , narrowly oblong , oblong - ovate or ovate - lanceolate , round , cunneate or acute , apex acute or acuminate , base obtuse , margin entire , glabrous . Flowers yellow - orange or red , in dense sessile paniculate corymbs , axillary to leaves or leaf scars . Calyx 4cm long , petalloid , cylindric , enclosing a lobed disc ; lobes 4 , ovate - oblong , unequal , spreading , imbricate . Petals 0 . Fruit a pod , flat , oblong , coriaeceous or almost woody , tapering at both ends .

English - Sorrowless tree

Hindi - Sita ashok

Malayalam - Hemapushpam

Tamil - Asogam

Kannada - Achange

* Beneficial in relieving pain by acting on nerves .

* Helps in treating common problems of digestion like bloating , diarrhea , dysentery .

* Helps to regulate blood composition and stabilize blood circulation .

* In females it is very commonly used to regularise hormones and menstrual cycles .

* Analgesic , antipyretic and acute anti inflammatory ( Sasmals et al , 2012 ) .