Bauhinia purpurea seeds hong kong orchid tree, purple. Thirty wistar rats of either sex weighing between 150 200gm were selected and divided into five groups, each comprising of six rats. The different parts of plant being traditionally used in catarrh, infection of children, boil, glandular and swelling. This document is enh251, one of a series of the environmental horticulture department, ufifas extension. The rats were divided into 5 groups t 1 t 2, t 3, t 4, and t 5 and were given 0. Bauhinia is a genus of more than 200 species of flowering plants of subfamily, caesalpiniaceae. Indian institute of science houses a herbarium of a fairly large number of specimens of native and naturalized plants collected by many taxonomists and researchers from india and abroad.
Kachnar fabaceae leguminosae is popular ornamental plants, commonly known as cows paw. Dwarf white orchid tree, white bauhinia, kaalong, snowy orchid origin. The leaves are sub orbicular, cordate at the base, bilobed, glabrous above and pubescent beneath, also petiolate. Pdf antimicrobial activity of bauhinia racemosa lamk. Although in zones 9a and above this bauhinia is a tree, i have successfully grown it. Pharmacological properties of bauhinia racemosa lam article pdf available in ciit international journal of biometrics and bioinformatics 311.
The bark is dark brown, rough and longitudinally fissured. Pharmacognostic studies on stem bark of bauhinia racemosa. Pdf pharmacological properties of bauhinia racemosa lam. Bauhinia tianlinensis is known only from fruiting material so could not be included in the key. A copy of the license is included in the section entitled gnu free documentation license.
For more multimedia, look at bauhinia racemosa on wikimedia commons. Multidimensional uses of medicinal plant kachnar bauhinia. Caesalpiniaceae leaves have been used in the treatment of asthma traditionally and we therefore undertook this study to. The massive trunk 4 ft across is covered with diamondshaped designs. Study of antiulcer activity of bauhinia racemosa lam in rats. Department of agriculture agricultural research service.
Plant details information about bauhinia racemosa plant. Bioactivities of polyphenolics from the roots of bauhinia. Canary island date palm native to the canary islands off the coast of northwest africa, this perennial, slowgrowing palm can grow 4060 ft tall. The genus was named after the bauhin brothers gaspard and johann, swissfrench botanists many species are widely planted in the tropics as orchid trees, particularly in. Bauhinia herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. The flowers are white or pale yellow, terminal or leafopposed racemes. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in bauhinia racemosa. This relatively compact but quite fastgrowing orientallooking tree bears extremely beautiful, fragrant, pink, five petalled orchidlike flowers.
Bauhinia racemosa herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. The collection consists of more than 14,000 specimens of vascular plants, and lichens. Agardh fabales fabaceae bauhinia bauhinia racemosa lam. Thesis 2015, integral university page 1 chapter 1 it roductio 1. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, gaurav kumar and others published antimicrobial activity of bauhinia racemosa lamk. It is a small crooked tree with drooping branches that grows 35 metres 1016 ft tall and flowers between february and may. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 824. Mazumdar, ramanathan sambath kumar, periyasamy gomathi, y.
Iranian journal of pharmacology and therapeutics 2004, 3. Bauhinia racemosa tree seeds this is a small flowering tree, which has both religious and cultural significance in india. Bauhinia racemosa, commonly known as the bidi leaf tree is a rare medicinal species of. Bauhinia racemosa, antioxidant activity, lipid peroxidation, scavenging superoxide, dpph assay. The plants database includes the following 22 species of bauhinia. Graph 1 and 2 shows the density of plant diversity of the study area. Bauhinia racemosa lam the sonpatta tree is a small, crooked, bushy, deciduous tree with drooping branches, which can grow in poor and very harsh climatic conditions.
Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Media in category bauhinia racemosa the following 60 files are in this category, out of 60 total. What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page. Antimicrobial and antioxidant activities of bauhinia racemosa. Bauhinia racemosa lam br, an ethnomedicinally important plant is used in various indigenous systems of medicine for the cure of variety of. Names of bauhinia racemosa in various languages of the world are also given. The present study was aimed at evaluating the ethanolic and aqueous extracts of root of bauhinia variegata linn. According to who third world countries depends mainly. This herbarium is recognized internationally by the acronym jcb.
Morphological and anatomical features of bauhinia vahlii. Terrestrial and marine ecological status around pindara jetty in devbhoomi dwarka, gujarat oct. Comparative foliar micromorphological studies of some. On jul 19, 2004, mzmunchken from crestview, fl zone 7b wrote. List of various diseases cured by bauhinia racemosa. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in bauhinia. A micropropagation system for bauhinia racemosa lam. The differences in plant species composition have been. Names of bauhinia in various languages of the world are also given. Antioxidant and hepatoprotective effects of bauhinia racemosa against paracetamol and carbon tetrachloride induced liver damage in rats. Simple, divided into 2 rounded lobes broader than long, green and glabrous above, white and hairy below, base cordate. Bauhinia racemosa in the germplasm resources information network grin, u. The encyclopedia of medicinal plants download ebook pdf. Study of analgesic activity of bauhinia racemosa lam in rats.
Bauhinia species, white orchid tree bauhinia aculeata. Permission is granted to copy, distribute andor modify this document under the terms of the gnu free documentation license, version 1. For shoot multiplication, mother explants were transferred repeatedly on medium containing low concentration of ba 0. The branches are clad with large, deeply twolobed leaves. Pdf antihistaminic effect of bauhinia racemosa leaves. Click download or read online button to get the encyclopedia of medicinal plants book now. It is reddish in colour, very tough and strong, and has been used in the construction of bridges. The present study was carried out to evaluate the analgesic activity of the stem bark of the bauhinia racemosa plant in rats.
Bauhinia variegata is a widely used as medicinal plant distributed in the tropical regions. Caesalpiniaceae is a small bushy tree with drooping branches. Wight and arnott, 1834 and has been cultivated as an ornamental plant in different regions including egypt. Qualitative and quantitative micromorphological features of bauhinia species are presented in tables 1, 2, and 3. The stems are usually cut in july or august, the outer bark being stripped off and thrown away, while the inner layers are used for rope as wanted, being previously soaked in water, and are twisted wet.
Phytochemical and analytical evaluation of kachnal bauhinia. Accepted name burmese silk orchid plantae tracheophyta equisetopsida c. Malaysia, now widely cultivated in the asian tropics semideciduous large shrub or small tree with white butterflylike flowers, everblooming flower season. All epidermal cells are polygonal with straight anticlinal wall patterns. It produces stunning orchid like white flowers throughout the spring and summer, even when not in flower, the shrubtree has attractive lobed leaves characteristic of all bauhinia. Bauhinia racemosa, commonly known as the bidi leaf tree is a rare medicinal species of flowering shrub with religious significance. Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of bauhinia racemosa l. In the present study, we have concentrated on phytochemical characters of seeds and leaves of bauhinia racemosa lam. Trees of lalbagh, bangalore ra bauhinia racemosa burmese silk orchid tree. Bauhinia acuminata, dwarf white orchid tree, white.