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'''Dwarf white bauhinia''' is a shrub. It grows up to 3 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often cultivated as an ornamental and hedge plant in the tropics. | '''Dwarf white bauhinia''' is a shrub. It grows up to 3 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often cultivated as an ornamental and hedge plant in the tropics. | ||
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
− | {{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Thoat infections}}. | + | {{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|Sores}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Thoat infections}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
− | {{Parts Used| | + | {{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Stem Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaf}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>. |
==Chemical Composition== | ==Chemical Composition== | ||
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==Common names== | ==Common names== | ||
− | {{Common names|sa=Sivamalli|en=Dwarf white orchid tree|hi=Safed Kachnar|kn=Kanchan|ml=Mandaaram|ta=Vellai mandaarai}} | + | {{Common names|sa=Sivamalli|en=Dwarf white orchid tree|hi=Safed Kachnar|kn=Kanchan, Bilimandara|ml=Mandaaram|ta=Vellai mandaarai|te=Kanchana}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/> |
==Properties== | ==Properties== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Prefers a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Prefers a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> | ||
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+ | ==Season to grow== | ||
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+ | ==Required Ecosystem/Climate== | ||
+ | Grows best in a sunny position[ 200 , 652 ]. Prefers a fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained, sandy, loamy or gravelly soil.<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate"/> | ||
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+ | ==Kind of soil needed== | ||
+ | Requires rich well drained soil.<ref name="Kind of soil needed"/> | ||
==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ==Commonly seen growing in areas== | ||
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<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> | <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> | ||
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bauhinia+acuminata Cultivation]</ref> | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bauhinia+acuminata Cultivation]</ref> | ||
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+ | <ref name="Kind of soil needed">[https://www.indiaplants.com/plant-details.php?x=URDhiAYeJlM= Kind of soil needed]</ref> | ||
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+ | <ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate">[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Bauhinia+purpurea Required Ecosystem/Climate]</ref> | ||
+ | <ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref> | ||
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+ | <ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.803, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru</ref> | ||
</references> | </references> | ||
Latest revision as of 17:36, 24 January 2022
Dwarf white bauhinia is a shrub. It grows up to 3 metres tall. The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use. It is often cultivated as an ornamental and hedge plant in the tropics.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Phytochemical screening of leaves yielded starch, alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, reducing sugars, amino acids, and lignins.[2]
Common names
Language | Common name |
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Kannada | Kanchan, Bilimandara |
Hindi | Safed Kachnar |
Malayalam | Mandaaram |
Tamil | Vellai mandaarai |
Telugu | Kanchana |
Marathi | NA |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | Sivamalli |
English | Dwarf white orchid tree |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Guna
Veerya
Vipaka
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
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Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
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{{{5}}} |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
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Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Prefers a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.[4]
Season to grow
Required Ecosystem/Climate
Grows best in a sunny position[ 200 , 652 ]. Prefers a fertile, moisture-retentive but well-drained, sandy, loamy or gravelly soil.[5]
Kind of soil needed
Requires rich well drained soil.[6]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.803, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
- ↑ Required Ecosystem/Climate
- ↑ Kind of soil needed
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Acne
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sores
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Pimples
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cancer
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Thoat infections
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with Stem Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaf used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Shrub
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry dipterocarp forest in monsoon regions
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Well-drained and sunny places
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry dipterocarp forests
- Herbs
- Pages without herbs images