MPdb: Melghat Plant Data Bank
MS115 : Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.)Sw. |
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| Plant Category : | Shrubs | |||||||||||||
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| Plant Family : | CAESALPINIOIDEAE | |||||||||||||
| Plant Common Name : | Peacock Flower • Hindi: guletura • Manipuri: Krishnachura • Marathi: Sankasur • Telugu: Ratnagandhi • Kannada: Kenjige • Oriya: Krishnochuda • Tamil: Mayurkonrai • Malayalam: Settimandaram • Bengali: Krishnachura, Radhachura • Sanskrit: Sidhakya | |||||||||||||
| Synonym : | Caesalpinia pulcherrima flava Bailey & Rehder Poinciana bijuga Lour. Poinciana elata Lour. Poinciana pulcherrima L. |
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| Description : | Scandent, glabrous shrubs with sharp hooked prickles. Leaves compound; rachis ca. 20-30 cm long, prickly; pinnae 16-20, ca. 5-7.5 cm long, stalked; stipules scale-like, appresed; petiolules ca. 1 mm long; leaflets opposite, 6-11 pairs; lamina ca. 1.5-2 x 0.5-1 cm, oblong or obovate, unequal at base, obtuse at apex, entire, glabrous, membranous. Inflorescences in copiously panicled racemes, up to 30 cm long, pubescent when young; Flowers ca. 1.2 cm across, bright yellow, smaller; calyx greenish yellow, glabrous. Pods ca. 7-15 x 1.5-4 cm, glossy, winged. Seeds 3-6 | |||||||||||||
| Curated Medicinal Use / Activity : | A decoction or infusion of the roots, bark, leaves or flowers is used as a purgative and emmenagogue. According to the dosage it may be used as a mouthwash for teeth or gums, a remedy for colds and fevers, or even as a strong abortifacient. The root is astringent, bitter, emmenagogue and, in larger doses, is used as an abortifacient. It is used in the treatment of Diarrhea. The leaves are emmenagogue, febrifuge and tonic. At larger doses they can be abortifacient. An infusion is used to relieve constipation, as a treatment for kidney stones, and to accelerate childbirth. An infusion of the leaves and flowers is used as a diuretic. The leaves, flowers and seeds are used in the treatment of stomach, urinary bladder and kidney problems. | |||||||||||||
| Plant's Phytochemicals : | alpha-caesalpin benzoic acid bonducellin ellagic acid ellagitannin Galactomannan Gallic acid Lupeol acetate Myricitrin |
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| Reference : | ~ Prabha Y. Bhogaonkar and Pankaj A. Dhole; "Checklist of Flora of Melghat"; Chief Conservator of Forest & Field Director, Melghat Tiger Project, Camp, Amravati
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