The phenolic glycosides contained in Vanjula Tree or Indian Willow are known for their anti inflammatory, analgesic, and fever-reducing effects and have been shown to relieve rheumatic disturbances, infections, and headache. In its leaves, dried and powdered are mixed with sugar and given for the treatment of several diseases, such as rheumatism, epilepsy, swelling, piles, venereal diseases, and stones in bladder
Vanjula tree or Indian Willow (salix tetrasperma) Did you know that the Vanjula Tree or Indian Willow with botanical name salix tetrasperma is Sthala Vriskha (a monumental tree) in many South Indian temples, and is also a herbal species cultivated in many countries? Vanjula is a Sanskrit name for the tree or plant, with Vetasa as its synonym, and with the botanical name salix tetrasperma of the Genus Salix (Family Salicaceae). It is the Sthala Vriskha (a monumental tree that is indigenous to every historical Hindu temple) in many South Indian temples, and is also a herbal species cultivated in many countries, apart from India. The 13th century Rajanighaį¹į¹u (an Ayurvedic encyclopedia), an Ayurvedic medicinal thesaurus, identifies this plant as Vetasa, which is eaten as a vegetable (shaka), and it is therefore part of the Shakavarga group of medicinal plants, referring to the āgroup of vegetables/pot-herbsā. Vanjula is a pious tree as it is associ...
