Caesalpinia pulcherrima

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.

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

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

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Other features

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.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical dry to moist forest

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