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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Caesalpinia bonduc |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Physic Nut
Grey Nicker
Fever Nut
Bonduc Nut
Febrifuge Nut
Molucca Bean
Nicker Nut
Sea Pearl
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| Sinhala name: |
Kumburu wel (කුඹුරු වැල්)
Kaluwavulatiya (කළුවවුලැටිය)
Wael kumburu (වෙල් කුඹුරු )
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| Tamil name: |
Punaikkalaichchi
Kajha Shikke
Kalichchikkaai
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| Sanskrit name: |
Lata karanja
Kuberakshi
Yakshakshi
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
scrambling shrub, 1.5 m in height, single stem arising from the ground, often branch low on the stem. The stems, twigs, and leaf rachises are covered with straight or curved prickles. Leaves bipinnately compound, 25-80 cm long, 4-9 pairs of pinnae, each with 4-8 pairs of oblong to elliptic leaflets. Racemes of yellow flowers are lateral or terminal. pods open partially upon drying and eventually release the seeds
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Piles
Paralysis
Fevers
Coughs
Worm diseases
Dysentery
Pimples
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Seeds
Tender leaves
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Reduces aggravation of kapha and vatha dosha
Cleanses the uterus
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