Fabaceae / Papilionaceae

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Caesalpiniaceae
Bauhinia retusa Roxb.
(Syn: Phanera retusa (Roxb.) Benth.)
English name: Semla gum.
Local name: Kural, Kandla.
Description:
A medium sized deciduous tree with dark brown bark bearing bright yellow flowers.
Leaves slightly broader than long, divided from the apex, margins entire, venation
palmate. Flowers showy about 2 cm across. Pod flat, curved, many seeded.
Flowering Period:
September-November.
Habitat:
Cultivated at gardens and road sides.
Uses:
All parts are used medicinally. Gum is used for sores.
Decoction of leaf is used in headache and malaria.
Decoction of root and barkisuseful in liver inflammation andasa
vermifuge. Dried leaves bark and root isalso used in diarrhea and
dysentery. Seeds are used as tonic and made into paste
with vinegar and apply on wounds inflicted by snake bite,
scorpion and poisonous animals.
Distribution:
Iran,Afghanistan and Pakistan.