Bauhinia racemosa Lamk Family Caesalpiniaceae.
Habitat Sub-Himalayan tracts from Ravi eastwards, ascending to 1,000 m. in the Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Central and South India.
Ayurvedic Ashmantaka, Kanchini. Unani Kachnaar.
Family Caesalpiniaceae
Siddha/Tamil Kokku mandarai.
86 Bauhinia retusa Roxb.
Folk Aapataa (Maharashtra),
F B) Kachnaala.
Action Bark—highly astringent, anti-inflammatory (used in glandular inflammations, skin diseases, ulcers), cholagogue. Leaves—anthelmintic; with onion for diarrhoea. Flowers—used in haemorrhages, piles; also in cough. Seed—antibacterial.
Octacosane, beta-amyrin and betasitosterol have been isolated from the bark. EtOH (5 0%) extract of seeds exhibited anticancer activity.
Bauhinia retusa Roxb.
Synonym B. semla Wunderlin.
Family Caesalpiniaceae.
Habitat Northwestern Himalayas up to 1500 m, also in Orissa, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.
Siddha Nirpa (Telugu).
Folk Semalaa, Kathmahuli. Gum— Thaur
Action Gum—emmenagogue, diuretic. (Gum resembles Gum arabic; used as an external application for sores). Protein isolated from seeds—hypoglycaemic, hypocholesterolaemic in young, normal as well as alloxan-induced diabetic albino rats.
The bark contains quercetin-3-O- beta-D-glucoside and rutin.
Bauhinia tomentosa Linn.
Habitat Southern India, Assam and Bihar.
English Yellow Bauhinia, St. Thomas tree, Bell Bauhinia.
Ayurvedic Pita Kovidaara (yellow- flowered var.), Pita Kanchana.
Siddha/Tamil Kokkumandarai, Tiruvaatti, Kanjani.
Folk Kachnaar.
Action Antidysenteric. Fruit— diuretic. Bark—astringent. Root bark—vermifuge. A decoction of the root bark is prescribed for liver diseases. Seed—used for wound healing.
