Medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Bauhinia racemosa lam
Author(s):
Memona Fatima, Salman Ahmed, Maaz Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui and Muhammad Mohtasheem ul Hasan
Abstract:Bauhinia racemosa Lam. is a tall sized tree growing throughout Srilanka, China, India and Pakistan. Various parts of the plant have great medicinal potential in folklore medicine and used in diarrhoea, fever, skin diseases, cough, malaria etc. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antiulcer, cytotoxicity and hypotensive activities of Bauhinia racemosa have been reported. Different parts of this plant contain β-amyrin, β-sitosterol, kaempferol, quercetin, scopoletin, scopolin and tannins.
Memona Fatima, Salman Ahmed, Maaz Uddin Ahmed Siddiqui and Muhammad Mohtasheem ul Hasan. Medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Bauhinia racemosa lam. J Pharmacogn Phytochem 2021;10(2):121-124. DOI: 10.22271/phyto.2021.v10.i2b.13972