Pharmacognostical and phytochemical evaluation of leaves of bauhinia variegata linn. Bark and their in vitro antioxidant and cytotoxic potential by neha sharma 1, anket sharma 1,2, gaurav bhatia 3,4, marco landi 5, marian brestic 6,7, bikram singh 8, jatinder singh 4, satwinderjeet kaur 1 and renu bhardwaj 1. Department of pharmacology, college of medicine, thi qar university, nasiriyah, p o box 42, iraq. Bauhinia variegata, most popular, produces in winter and spring most nearly orchidlike blossoms of purplish casts or pure white in cultivar candida. Names of bauhinia purpurea in various languages of the world are also given. Distinctive types of bauhinia are referred to and utilized as kanchnara in indian arrangement of medicine. Pdf the pharmacological importance of bauhinia variegata. Phanera variegata orchid tree pods in kambalakonda. Pharmacognostical and phytochemical evaluation of leaves of.
Bauhinia blakeana october to april deep magenta 56 8 15cm 4. Fabaceae find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Pdf the complete plastid genome of bauhinia variegata l. Media in category bauhinia variegata the following 96 files are in this category, out of 96 total. As shveta kanchnar while in bhavaprakash, other than bauhinia variegata linn. Kanchanara bauhinia variegata uses, dosage, ayurveda details.
The record derives from ildis which reports it as an accepted name record 840. Bauhinia variegata ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. White variegated orchid tree bauhinia variegata var. Plants profile for bauhinia variegata mountain ebony. All parts of the tree are used in ayurveda for the treatment of wide variety of ailments and especially for thyroid and glandular enlargements. Nov 16, 2012 in india, bauhinia variegata occurrs in subhimalayan tract extending eastwards to assam, eastern, central and south india. Taking after the different conventional claims on utility of this plant. The pharmacological importance of bauhinia variegata. Ayurvedic properties and action of tree bark on body.
Kachnar fabaceae leguminosae is popular ornamental plants, commonly known as cows paw. The hybrid between the two species bauhinia x blakeana originated in hong kong. Bauhinia purpurea herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects. Biosynthesis of silver nanoparticles has been proposed as an alternative to traditional control tools.
The present study reports the phytochemical profiling, antimicrobial, antioxidant, and anticancer activities of bauhinia variegata leaf extracts. Bauhinia variegata noun the noun bauhinia variegata has 1 sense 1. List of various diseases cured by bauhinia purpurea. Bauhinia purpurea, most variable, produces narrowpetaled, redpurple to bluepurple flowers in late fall and early winter while leaves are on the trees. Watson2 introduction the fastgrowing white orchidtree grows 20 to 40 feet in height with a 20 to 30footspread, the slender trunks topped with arching branches clothed in.
Isolation of phytochemicals from bauhinia variegata l. In vivo study for antiinflammatory activity of bauhinia. Bauhinia variegatacandida candida variegated orchidtree. Using mostly in vitro models, a number of published reports confirmed the antiinflammatory potential of the leaves, bark and roots of this tree. Publisher macmillan press year 1992 isbn 0333474945 description excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Bauhinia variegata belongs to family leguminosae caesalpinioideae. Bauhinia variegata blooms in the spring wunderlin, 2003. Kamal m modh1, purvi t parmar2, bibhuranjan panigrahi3, indermeet singh anand1, chhagan n patel3 1department of pharmacology, shri sarvajanik pharmacy college, nr. Bauhinia trees typically reach a height of 612 m and their branches spread 36 m outwards. Bauhinia variegata linn mountain ebony is a mediumsized, deciduous tree, found throughout india, ascending to an altitude of 1,300 m in the himalayas.
Evaluation of phytochemical analysis and antibacterial. Common names include orchid tree though not belonging to the family orchidaceae and mountain ebony. Out of components, the component with rf values 0. Medicinal use of kachnarbauhinia variegata or bauhinia. It is native to an area from china through southeast asia to the indian subcontinent. Flavonoids, kachnar, alkaloids, antioxidant, leguminosae.
The complete plastid genome of bauhinia variegata l. Much of it has been made available to download from the internet. Kanchanara bauhinia variegata uses, dosage, ayurveda. Bauhinia variegata, leguminosae, methanolic extract, stem, bioactive. Rakta kanchan has been traditionally used in india for treatment of a variety of inflammatory conditions, skin diseases, stomatitis, leprosy and for wound healing. Its fame comes from being an important ingredient of kanchnar guggul, an ayurveda tablet. Itis taxonomy is based on the latest scientific consensus available, and is provided as a general reference source for interested parties. According to who third world countries depends mainly. In this study, the objective was to isolate phytochemicals from bark of bauhinia variegata l. Leaves 10 15cm long, broader than long, cleft 14 to of the way down into 2 obtuse lobes, pubescent beneath when young. The fragrant, orchidlike flowers are usually 10 to 15 centimetres 3.
Bauhinia variegata, phanera variegata, orchid tree, purple. It is also distributed in most tropical countries, including africa and south america3,4. Bauhinia variegata has a hpwra hawaii pacific weed risk assessment score of 8 low risk. Bauhinia variegata is a species of flowering plant in the legume family fabaceae. Pdf bioactive constituents from bauhinia variegata linn. Antibacterial activity of leaf and stem bark of bauhinia purpurea and hiptage benghalensis. The present study attempts to evaluate the antimicrobial efficacy of the ethanol extract of bauhinia variegata leaves.
The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding see status, confidence level, source for definitions. Leaves broadly ovate, often broader than long, 3,5 514 cm long, 614 cm wide, bilobed apically to about jway down, coriaceous, 11nerved, lower surface finely puberulous. The flowers are reminiscent of showy orchids, with five irregular, usually slightly overlapping petals in shades of magenta, lavender or purplish blue. The bark was extracted with methanol, followed by column chromatography and thus isolating kaempferol, stigmasterol, protocatechuic acidmethyl ester pcame and protocatechuic acid. Multidimensional uses of medicinal plant kachnar bauhinia. While every effort has been made to provide the most reliable and uptodate information available, ultimate legal requirements with respect to species are contained in. L of ethanol extract of bauhinia variegata leaves there are spots as shown in f ig. Bauhinia variegata purple orchid tree, mountain ebony answer. Study the antibacterial activity of bauhinia variegata linn. Bauhinia variegata is a small to mediumsized evergreen or deciduous tree that reaches 1. The plant is generally utilized by the tribals all through india and mainstream in different indigenous frameworks of drug like ayurveda, unani whats more, and homeopathy. However, it is not a legal authority for statutory or regulatory purposes. Kachnar is an ornamental flowering plant within the leguminosae family.
B rajkapoor, b jayakar, n murugeshantitumor activity of bauhinia variegata on. How bauhinia purpurea is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Paniaguazambrana and others published bauhinia variegata l. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Shanmugapriya r 1, maheswaran r 1 and ignacimuthu s 2. Hptlc fingerprint profile of bauhinia variegata linn. Kachnarraktakanchan is a medium sized tree with hairy branches belonging to family leguminosae.
Introduction previous phytochemical investigations revealed that bauhinia variegata contained terpenoids, flavonoids, tannins. Francis and liogier 1991,little and others 1974,neal 1965. About authors amandeep singh1, 2, narinder singh3, dilrose pabla3 1department of pharmaceutics, i. Bauhinia variegata is a small to mediumsized evergreen or deciduous tree little and others 197 4 that reaches 1. Pronunciation of bauhinia variegata with 1 audio pronunciation, 2 synonyms, 1 meaning, 2 translations and more for bauhinia variegata.
The plants database includes the following 22 species of bauhinia. Bauhinia variegata consist about 300 species is medium sized, deciduous tree which remain leafless in the. Antimicrobial activity of medicinal plant bauhinia variegata linn. Leaf extracts against some species of pathogenic bacteria. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in bauhinia purpurea. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Kanchanara bauhinia variegata uses, dosage, ayurveda details kanchanara is a famous ayurveda herb. Bauhinia variegata is a widely used as medicinal plant distributed in the tropical regions. Plant database entry for white variegated orchid tree bauhinia variegata var. Novel synthesis of silver nanoparticles using bauhinia. Bauhinia variegata linn mountain ebony is a mediumsized, deciduous tree, found all through india, climbing to a height of 1,300 m in the himalayas. Semideciduous tree to 15 m 50 ft tall, with a spreading crown.
Dwarf white bauhinia is a shrub growing up to 3 metres tall. Welldrained and sunny places on hillsides and plains and in dry dipterocarp forests, mainly in secondary formations. Bauhinia variegata linn widely used in folk medicine for varied purposes to treat different kinds of pathologies particularly diabetes, infections, pain and. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. In puerto rico, it grows in areas that annually receive between 750 and 2000 mm of rainfall francis and liogier 1991. Hairy branches of the plant are widely used in various traditional remedies to cure vast range of. The reducing sugar, anthraquinone, and saponins were observed in polar extracts, while terpenoids and alkaloids were present in nonpolar and ethanol extracts. The results can also be downloaded as a csv file unicode utf8 encoding. Hyperglycemia, hyperlipidemia, and oxidative stress are an important pathological conditions in diabetes which are linked with the progression of diab. The species grows well on soils of medium fertility that are either droughty or moist. Full publication details for this name can be found in ipni. Bauhinia variegata is distributed in subhimalayan and outer himalaya of the punjab and sikkim state, india. Bauhinia variegata is a medium sized deciduous tree. Bauhinia variegata leaf extracts exhibit considerable.