Sc.name- Bauhinia acuminata L.
Family- Fabaceae
Syns๐Baehinia pubescens DC.
Casparia acuminata (L.) Heynh.
Mandarus acuminata (L.) Raf.
Pauletia acuminata (L.) A Schlitz
Bauhinia candida Sensu auct.
Common name๐ฟDwarf 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.
๐ฌPhytochemicals 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.
