Purple Bauhinia
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Scientific name
Bauhinia variegata L.
English Name
Purple Bauhinia
Malayalam name
ചുവന്നമന്ദാരം
Common name
Orchid tree
Description
- Habit : Shrub
- Habitat : Often cultivated
- Leaves : bilobed, coriaceous
- Flowers : pedicellate, purple
- Seeds : almost round, brown, smooth
How to use
- Cough : The decotion of the bark taken orally twice a day for curing coughs and related diseases.
- Diarrhea : Decotion pf the stem bark is used to treat diarrhea.
Uses
Laxative, anthelmintic and anti-inflammatory
Parts used
Bark and flower bud
Conservation
Propagation & Cultivation
It is propagated by seeds.It grows well in part sun/shade and requires less water and has high drought tolerance.
