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Revision as of 11:17, 1 April 2020

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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.

Uses

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Parts Used

Flowers, Leaves, Roots.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kanchan
Hindi Safed Kachnar
Malayalam Mandaaram
Tamil Vellai mandaarai
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
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

Shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

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

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in full sun to partial shade. Prefers a fertile, well-drained but moisture-retentive soil.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry dipterocarp forest in monsoon regions, Well-drained and sunny places, Dry dipterocarp forests.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. ["chemistry"]
  2. ["morphology"]
  3. Cultivation

External Links

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