Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. (= Poinciana pulcherrima L.)
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. (= Poinciana pulcherrima L.) |
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Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw. (= Poinciana pulcherrima L.)
Names.
Myanmar: daung-sok, sein-pan-gale. English: Barbados flower, dwarf poinciana, pride of Barbados.
Range.
Original range variously ascribed to tropical America or tropical Asia.
Uses.
Bark: Used as an astringent. Leaf: Used as a purgative and emmenagogue.
Notes.
Medicinal uses of this species in India are discussed in Jain and DeFilipps (1991).
Reference.
Nordal (1963).
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