| Synonym : | Bauhinia linnaei Ali
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| Bangla Name : | Kanchan, Shet Kanchan. ,Magong-aphal (Garo), Sadakadam (Chakma). |
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| English Name : | Dwarf white bauhinia |
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| Family : | Caesalpinaeae |
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| Disease : | Biliousness, bladder stone, leprosy, asthma, burns and dropsy. |
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| Description : | A small evergreen to semi-deciduous tree. Leaves slightly cordate, 7-17 cm long, 2-lobed, lobes acute or subobtuse, not reaching half way down. Racemes axillary, short peduncled, corymbose. Calyx 2.5-3 cm, narrowed into a long point, cleft at the tip. Petals oblong, white. Pods 10-12.5 cm long, oblong, flat.
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| Distribution : | Occur in the forests of Chittagong, Chittagong Hill Tracts, Moulvi Bazar. |
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| Chemical Constituents : | - |
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| Uses : | Decoction of the bark or leaves is used in biliousness, bladder stone, leprosy and asthma. It improves digestion. Decoction of root boiled with oil and applied to burns. Barks and leaves are used in dropsy in Rema-Kalenga of Moulvi Bazar. The plant is juv |
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| Habit : | Tree |
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