- Botanical name : Thespesia populnea
- Family : Malvaceae
- Tamil : Poovarasu
- Hindi : Parasapeepala
- Malayalam : Poovarasu
- English : Tulip tree
- Habit : Parisa is a tree growing upto 20m height and its flowers vary in colour from yellow to pinkish yellow.
- Distribution : Found mostly found in tropical forests of India
- Useful Part : Stem, Bark
- Rasa Panchaka
- Rasa : Kashaya
- Guna : Laghu, Snigdha
- Veerya : Sheeta
- Vipaka : Katu
- Karma : Kapha Pittahara, Mutra Sangrahaniya, Sukrala
- Indications : Prameha, Yoni Roga, Kushta
- Dose :Powder – 3-6 gm
Decoction – 50-100 ml
- Formulations :Panchavalkala Kashaya
FLOWER

