Amaltas herb

This is tree that grows in India and Malaysia. It has pale yellow flowers. Amaltas is known by the botanical name cassia fistula. It is also known as the golden chain tree.

As of March 2010, we are not aware of human studies with amaltas herbal supplements as a treatment for medical conditions.

Benefits

Amaltas herb influence on blood vessels
Protective effect of different parts of Cassia fistula amaltas on human umbilical vein endothelial cells against glycated protein-induced toxicity in vitro.
Methods Find Exp Clin Pharmacol. 2008: Einstein JW, Mustafa MR, Nishigaki I, Rajkapoor B, Moh MA. Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
The protective effect of methanol extracts of amaltas flowers, leaves and bark was examined in vitro in human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) against toxicity induced by glycated protein (GFBS) in vitro. A protective effect of amaltas extracts on HUVEC against GFBS-induced toxicity suggested a potential beneficial effect of the extract in preventing diabetic angiopathies.

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