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Caesalpinia crista, kantakareja, Gajjuga Kayi, Gajjuga mara

Caesalpinia crista grows throughout India up to 800 meters elevation. It is a large straggling, very thorny shrub. The branches are armed with hooks and straight, hard, yellow prickles.

Uses

Wounds, bladder stones, kidney stones, malaria, colic, Skin rashs, ulcers, Diarrhea, hydrocele

Parts Used

Leaves, Fruits, Roots.

Chemical Composition

Bonbucin, Sitosterol, Phytosterol, Heptocosanc^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	kiri-gejjuga
Hindi	Latakaranja
Malayalam	kazhanchi
Tamil	mut-konrai
Telugu	mullutige
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	kantaki karanja
English	Crested Fever Nut

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta ,Kashaya

Guna

Laghu, Ruksha

Veerya

Usna

Vipaka

Katu

Karma

Tridoshahara, varnaropana ,Sothahara

Prabhava

Habit

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Compound	Compound	Mature Foliage Colour is Green and Mature Foliage Texture is Glossy / Shiny, Leathery

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	2-4cm long	Orange, Yellow / Golden	5	Flower Grouping is Cluster / Inflorescence and Flower Location is Axillary

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Simple		Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit	Mature Fruit Colour is Brown	seed is black	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in any moderately fertile, well-drained soi^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

River banks, sandy beaches, chalk and limestone, Asia - coastal area.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "chemical constituents"

[Leaf-2] "Morphology"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "trophical palnts"

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 ==Uses==
-{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|bladder stones}}, {{Uses|kidney stones}}, {{Uses|malaria}}, {{Uses|colic}}, {{Uses|rash}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|hydrocele}}
+{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|bladder stones}}, {{Uses|kidney stones}}, {{Uses|malaria}}, {{Uses|colic}}, {{Uses|Skin rashs}}, {{Uses|ulcers}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|hydrocele}}
 ==Parts Used==