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[[File:Bauhinia variegata flower.jpg|thumb|right|''Kaancanara'']]'''Kaancanara''' consists of the dried stem bark. It is a medium sized tree occurring in sub-Himalayan tract extending eastwards to Assam, Eastern, Central and South India. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA"/>==Uses=={{stubUses|Thyroid disorders}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Goitre}}.

'''Kaancanara''' consists ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}. ==Chemical Composition==The chemical investigation of methanolic extract of the dried, stem bark stems of Bauhinia variegata Blume (Fam.Leguminosae): a medium sized tree occurring in sub-Himalayan tract extending eastwards to Assam, Eastern, Central and South India. <ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIAChemical Composition"/>

{{Common names|sa=Kaancanaraka|en=Mountain Ebony|gu=Champakati, Kanchnar, Kachnar|hi=Kachanar, Kanchanar, Kachnar|kn=Keyumandarಕಾಂಚನಾರ Kanchanaara, Kanchavala|ks=Kaladಕಂಚುವಾಳ Kanchuvaala|ml=Chuvanna , Mandharam|mr=Kanchana, Raktakancana|pa=Kanchnar|ta=Sigappu mandarai, Sihappu mantarai|te=Deva Kanchanam |mr=Kanchan, Kanchnar }} <ref name="Common names"/> ==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya======Rasa===kashaya===Guna===Laghu, Ruksha, ===Veerya===Sheeta (cold)===Vipaka===Katu===Karma===[[Deepana]], Grahi, Tridoshahara, Gandharvaddihara ===Prabhava=====Habit=={{Habit|Tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|Bilobed| Leaves petiolate, petiole 2-3.8 cm long.}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Bisexual|5-7cm long|Purple–pink||Few flowered pubescent raceme. Pedicel short or absent, bracteole minute; hypanthium slender, c. 1.2-2.5 cm long.}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Pod|15.0-30 cm long, c. 1-2.5 cm broad||Hard, flat, dehiscent 10-15 seeded; stipe glabrous.|}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Kanchnara guggul]]* [[Chandanasava]]* [[Chitrakadi taila]]* [[Ushirasava]]<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/> ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}} ==How to plant/cultivate==Seeds can be easily germinated at 25-30 C.<ref name="Cultivation details"/> ==Season to grow==Long bloom season.<ref name="Season to grow"/> ==Required Ecosystem/Climate==B. variegata is a plant of tropical and subtropical climates with hot, dry summers and mild winters. It demands plenty of light and requires good drainage.<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate"/> ==Kind of soil needed==Capable of growing on a wide range of soils from gravelly, shallow, rocky soil on hill slopes to sandy loam and loamy soil in the valley. ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Western himalayas}}, {{Commonly seen|Open woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|Moisty soil area}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">File:Bauhinia variegata, Parque de la Alegría, Málaga (02).jpg|FlowerFile:Bauhinia variegata Devakanchanam leaves Bhadrachalam.jpg|LeavesFile:Casco de buey (Bauhinia variegata) (14099539929).jpg|LeavesFile:Bauhinia variegata MHNT.BOT.2011.3.22.jpg|SeedsFile:Fruit I IMG 3350.jpg|Pod</gallery> 

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