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'''Caesalpinia pulcherrima''' is a deciduous or evergreen shrub or small tree. Usually without prickles, it can grow up to 5 metres tall. The slender trunk is usually straight and cylindrical and can be free of branches for 100cm or more. It is a multipurpose plant, it is often gathered from the wild for local food and medicinal use.
 
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{{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Kidney stones}}, {{Uses|Stomach ache}}, {{Uses|Urinary bladder}}, {{Uses|Kidney problems}}, {{Uses|Gall bladder problems}}.
  
 
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An evergreen plant in the tropics, in cooler but frost-free areas it is more likely to become deciduous whislt in areas with occasional frosts it can survive as a perennial plant, dying down to ground level in the cold season but regrowing with the warmer weather.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
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2013, Red Bird of Paradise, Caesalpinia pulcherrima, at the Former Bronco Motorcourt - panoramio (1).jpg
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<ref name="Common names">[http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Peacock%20Flower.html#:~:text=Caesalpinia%20pulcherrima%20%2D%20Peacock%20Flower&text=This%20beautiful%20treelet%2C%20whose%20place,leaves%20to%20those%20of%20Gulmohar.&text=The%20most%20common%20color%20is,variety%20has%20pure%20yellow%20flowers. Common names]</ref>
  
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Latest revision as of 18:15, 14 September 2020

170407 Red Pride of Barbados.jpg

Caesalpinia pulcherrima is a deciduous or evergreen shrub or small tree. Usually without prickles, it can grow up to 5 metres tall. The slender trunk is usually straight and cylindrical and can be free of branches for 100cm or more. It is a multipurpose plant, it is often gathered from the wild for local food and medicinal use.

Uses

Diarrhoea, Kidney stones, Stomach ache, Urinary bladder, Kidney problems, Gall bladder problems.

Parts Used

Young seeds, Flowers.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಕೆಂಜಿಗೆ Kenjige, ರತ್ನಗಂಧಿ Ratnagandhi
Hindi Guletura
Malayalam Settimandaram
Tamil Mayurkonrai
Telugu Ratnagandhi
Marathi Sankasur
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Sidhakya
English Peacock Flower, Pride of Barbados

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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

Evergreen shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
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Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Softwood cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

An evergreen plant in the tropics, in cooler but frost-free areas it is more likely to become deciduous whislt in areas with occasional frosts it can survive as a perennial plant, dying down to ground level in the cold season but regrowing with the warmer weather.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical dry to moist forest

Photo Gallery

References

  1. [Chemical]
  2. Common names
  3. [Morphology]
  4. Cultivation

External Links

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