Bauhinia Racemosa

Bauhinia racemosa, Mountain ebony, Sirhatta, Asimlous, Chomel

Botanical Name : Bauhinia racemosa

English Name : Mountain ebony

Hindi Name : Sirhatta, Asimlous, Chomel

Sanskrit Name : Asmantak

Description

Bauhinia racemosa is a herb common in India It is found in many parts of Asia like Myanmar, Srilanka, Thailand, Vietnam.

This plant is a member of Caelpiniaceae plant family.

This is a deciduous, 3 to 5 meters tall tree. The bark is dark brown, rough and longitudinally fissured. The leaves are sub orbicular, cordate at the base, bilobed, glabrous above and pubescent beneath,also petiolate. The flowers are creamy yellow in 4 to 7 cms. long terminals and racemes. The pods are linear oblong, woody slightly curved, dark brown or brownish black, constriction between all or few seeds. The seeds are oblong compressed, smooth, glabrous and brown. The flowering season is January to June.

Usage

In Ayurveda the bark is useful for the treatment of malaria, dysentery and dyarhoea. It is also useful as astigent.

Obtained Chemical Compounds

Amino acids, Fatty acids like palmitic, oleic and linoleic acids are obtained from this plant.


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Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalm: TULSI

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