Note: This is a project under development. The articles on this wiki are just being initiated and broadly incomplete. You can Help creating new pages.

Difference between revisions of "Bauhinia racemosa"

From Ayurwiki
Jump to: navigation, search
(References)
(How to plant/cultivate)
 
(One intermediate revision by the same user not shown)
Line 56: Line 56:
 
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
 
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
  
==How to plant/cultivate==
+
==Cultivation Details==
A plant of dry to moist areas of the tropics and subtropics. In its natural habitat the absolute maximum shade temperature it experiences varies from 38 - 48°c, the absolute minimum from -1 - +11°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
+
A plant of dry to moist areas of the tropics and subtropics. In its natural habitat the absolute maximum shade temperature it experiences varies from 38 - 48°c, the absolute minimum from -1 - +11°c. Bauhinia racemosa is available through January to October<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
  
 
==Season to grow==
 
==Season to grow==
Line 85: Line 85:
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bauhinia%20racemosa Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Bauhinia%20racemosa Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="Nutritional components">Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune</ref>
 
<ref name="Nutritional components">Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune</ref>
 +
<ref name="Season to grow">[Morphology]</ref>
 +
<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate">[Morphology]</ref>
 
</references>
 
</references>
  

Latest revision as of 13:04, 14 October 2021

Bauhinia racemosa (1).jpg

Bauhinia racemosa is a small tree with a short spreading crown. It can grow up to 15 metres tall. The tree is more or less deciduous, but the new leaves are sometimes produced before the old leaves fall.

Uses

Headaches, Fever, Internal bleeding, Diarrhoea.

Food

Bauhinia racemosa can be used in food. Young leaves are cooked as vegetable. Seeds are eaten raw.

Parts Used

Gum, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

It contains Benzoxepin Chroman derivaties etc.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada ಅಪ್ತಾ Aapta, ಅರಳುಕದುಮನ್ದರ Aralukadumandara
Hindi Katmauli
Malayalam Arampaali
Tamil Atti
Telugu Tella arecettu
Marathi Apta
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Yamalapatrakah
English Bidi Leaf Tree

[2]

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

Nutritional components

Bauhinia racemosa contains the Following nutritional components like Vitamin-C; Calcium, Magnesium, Phosphorus, Potassium, Sodium[3]

Habit

Semi-deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[4]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
{{{5}}}

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, Cuttings.

Cultivation Details

A plant of dry to moist areas of the tropics and subtropics. In its natural habitat the absolute maximum shade temperature it experiences varies from 38 - 48°c, the absolute minimum from -1 - +11°c. Bauhinia racemosa is available through January to October[5]

Season to grow

[6]

Required Ecosystem/Climate

[7]

Kind of soil needed

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry river valleys in southern China, Deciduous forests, Grassy blanks, Open spaces, Dry hills.

Photo Gallery

References

  1. Chemical constituents
  2. Common names
  3. Forest food for Northern region of western ghat pdf by Dr. Mandar N. Datar and Dr. Anuradha S. Upadhye, MACS - Agharkar Research Institute, Pune
  4. [Morphology]
  5. Cultivation
  6. [Morphology]
  7. [Morphology]

External Links