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==Uses==
{{Uses|Thyroid disorders}}, {{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|Goitre}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
==Chemical Composition==
The chemical investigation of methanolic extract of the stems of Bauhinia variegata.<ref name="Chemical Composition"/>
==Common names==
{{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 }} ==Chemical Composition==Flowers gave flavonoids, kaempferol-3-galactoside and kaempferol-3-rhamnoglucoside. The stem bark yields hentriacontane, octacosanol and stigmasterol. Stem contains beta-sitosterol, lupeol and a flavanone glycoside. <ref name="Chemical compositionCommon names"/>
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Bilobed| Leaves petiolate, petiole 2-3.8 cm long; lamina c. 4.5-15 cm long, as broad as or rather broader than long, with a medium cleft reaching from 1 /4 to 1/3 the way down, lobes obtuse, the base is deeply heart shaped, 9-15 nerved, pubescent beneath when young}}.<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. Calyx 2.0-2.7 cm long, tomentose, 5 toothed at the apex. Petals 5-6.3 cm long, obovate, with long rather broad claw, all white or 4 petals pale purple and fifth darker with purple veins. Stamens 5, fertile, no staminodes. Ovary hairy, stipe 10-17 mm long; style long, stigma capitate. }}
===Fruit===
==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==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA">THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 56.</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264732 Plant morphology]</ref>
<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2012/12/26/kanchanara-bauhinia-variegata-uses-dosage-ayurveda-details/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>
<ref name="Chemical compositionComposition">[httphttps://gbpihedenviswww.nicresearchgate.innet/PDFspublication/Glossary_Medicinal_Plants_Springer.pdf 272789736_Bioactive_Constituents_from_Bauhinia_variegata_Linn Chemical composition]</ref><ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/b/bauhinia-variegata Common names]</ref>
<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290591233_Propagation_of_Bauhinia_variegata_L_by_cuttings_and_seed Cultivation details]</ref>
<ref name="Season to grow">[https://homeguides.sfgate.com/bauhinia-variegata-care-62930.html Season to grow]</ref>
<ref name="Required Ecosystem/Climate">[http://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb/AFTPDFS/Bauhinia_variegata.PDF Required Ecosystem/Climate]</ref>
</references>
