Bauhinia acuminata L


Sc.name- Bauhinia acuminata L.
Family- Fabaceae 
Syns👉Baehinia pubescens DC.
              Casparia acuminata (L.) Heynh.
              Mandarus acuminata (L.) Raf.
              Pauletia acuminata (L.) A Schlitz 
              Bauhinia candida Sensu auct.
Common name🌿Dwarf white bauhinia, white orchid tree, sivamalli, white bauhinia, kanchar, kaha-petan, mariposa, safed kachnar, tiruvatti, kobo-leela, mountain ebony and snowy orchid.
Useful parts▶Leaves, roots, bark and flowers.
🔬Phytochemicals constituents:
Flavonoids, alkaloids, glycosides, steroids, fats, lupeol, terpenoids, phenolic compounds,tannin,
beta-sitosterol, saponnin, kaempferol, apigenin, quercetin, anthraquinone, (phthalic, gallic, ursolic) acids, carbohydrate and resins.

Medicinal uses stomach diseases, cough, common cold, asthma, bladder stone,tumours, diabetes, venereal diseases, biliousness, fever, bone fractures, throat infections, constipation, oedema, inflammation, rheumatism, laxative, chicken pox and snake& insects bite.


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