The Golden Shower Tree  is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to southern Asia and widely found in Pakistan, India and Srilanka. Widely grown as an ornamental plant it is also an important herb used in many medicinal preparations.
In Ayurvedic medicine systems, the seeds are recognised as antibilious, aperitif, carminative, and laxative while the root is used for curing  adenopathy, burning sensations, leprosy, skin diseases, syphilis, and tubercular glands.

The leaves of the tree is used for erysipelas, malaria, rheumatism, and ulcers, the buds are used for biliousness, constipation, fever, leprosy, and skin disease and the fruit for abdominal pain, constipation, fever, heart disease, and leprosy. Thus every part of this plant is recognized for its medicinal properties.