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Bauhinia tomentosa
Bauhinia tomentosa is usually a rambling, many-stemmed shrub or small tree. It grows upto 4 - 8 metres tall. The branches are often drooping, with many slender twigs. The plant is harvested from the wild as a source of food and medicines. It is also sometimes grown as a hedge and as an ornamental plant. Since the root system is not aggressive, it can be planted close to swimming pools, drains or paving.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Inflamed glands, Abscesses, Dysentery.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Isolation and characterisation of compounds, methoxyphenyl)methoxyphenyl), hydroxypropane, hydroxyflavone.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | ಮಂದಾರ Mandaara |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | Yellow 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
A plant of fairly dry areas in the tropics and subtropics. Plants can withstand light frost.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Low-altitude woodland, Often forming part of the riverine thickets, Forest edges, Bushland, Coastal dune bush.
Photo Gallery
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References
- ↑ Chemical constituents
- ↑ [Morphology]
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflamed glands
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Abscesses
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Herbs with Young leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Low-altitude woodland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Often forming part of the riverine thickets
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forest edges
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Bushland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Coastal dune bush
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