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Bauhinia acuminata
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.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kanchan |
| Hindi | Safed Kachnar |
| Malayalam | Mandaaram |
| Tamil | Vellai mandaarai |
| Telugu | NA |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|
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
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
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References
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
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