Caesalpinia bonduc Medicinal Uses

In this article we will discuss about the Caesalpinia bonduc :- common name, scientific name, medicinal uses and photos.

Common name

• English: Bonduc nut, Fever Nut, Physic nut1
• Tamil: Kazharchikkaai, Vajrapijam
• Hindi: Kat karanj
• Kannada: Gejjuga
• Marathi: Katukaranja, Sagargoti
• Telugu: Gatstsa, Sukajambuka
• Malayalam: Kalimarakam, Kazhanchikkuru

Scientific name

• Name: Caesalpinia bonduc (L.)Roxb.
• Family: Fabaceae (pea family)
• Synonyms: Caesalpinia bonducella, Guilandina bonducella, Caesalpinia cristata

Caesalpinia bonduc Medicinal Uses

• The powder of its roasted seeds with ghee mitigates the condition and relieves the pain.
• The seeds powder, given with milk, controls the diarrhea.
• The skin of the seed being astringent is beneficial as a medicament for diarrhea, dysentery and colitis.
• In worm infestations, the juice of its leaves or powder of its roasted seeds is given along with palasa, amra and haridra.
• The combination of its roasted seeds powder and pippali with honey is the best medication for malarial fever.
• The leaves fried in ghee, eliminate vata and relieve constipation, hence valuable in piles.
• The seeds are stimulant to the uterus, improve the menstrual discharge in Oligomenorrhea and reduce the pain in lower abdominal region.
• Tender leaves juice are given along with the honey to ward off the mucous secretions.
• Oil prepared from the leaves, is a valuable nervine tonic.

Other Uses

• The oil from the seeds is used for cooking
• The plant planted as a live fence.
• An oil obtained from the seed is used in cosmetic preparations