Bauhinia purpurea L.
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Bauhinia purpurea L. |
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Names.
Myanmar: maha-hlega-ni, maha-hlega-byu, swe-daw, swedaw-ni. English: butterfly tree, camel’s foot tree.
Range.
India, Myanmar, China, Malaysia. Cultivated in Myanmar.
Conservation status.
Least Concern [LC] ( IUCN 2017).
Uses.
Bark: Astringent. Flower: Employed as a laxative.
Note.
In India the bark is used as an ingredient in medicine for dropsy, scorpion sting and insect bites, rheumatism, convulsions, stomach tumors, and as an antidote to certain toxins and poisons; the flower is used for indigestion ( Jain and DeFilipps 1991).
References.
Nordal (1963), Perry (1980).
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