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Caesalpinia bonducella (Linn.) Flem.
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C. bonduc (Linn.) Roxb., |
Bonduc fruit, Fever Nut, Physic Nut |
Putikaranja |
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It is an armed liane, with
glossy branch-lets, recurved prickles, yellow flowers and
bitter, ovoid to reniform polished seeds in swollen fruits
found wild throughout the plains of India and up to an
altitude of 1,000 m in Himalayas. These nuts have been used
as an anti-periodic for a long time. Pharmacological trials
have revealed diuretic and anti-pyretic activity of the
nuts, and besides adaptogenic, antimicrobial and muscle
contractile activity.
Used in Himplasia.
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