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Thursday, April 11, 2013

Kumburu/Caesalpinia bonduc (gray Nickarbean, Fever nut)













 



Botanical name:-Caesalpinia bonduc
Family name:-FABACEAE
Elish name:-Indian tree of heaven
Tamil name:-kalarci, kazhar-

Description:-A stout climbing shrub with finely grey pubescent stems and straight small prickles; leaves alternate, very large, compound, main branchis 12.5 cm long, cylindrical, finely woolly-pubescent.

Edibal parts:-None
 

Status:-Native


Distribution:-SriLanka, PapuaGuinea, China, UnitedStates, Mexico, Hawaii, Cuba; Jamaica;Puerto Rico Costa Rica; Nicaragua, Brazil, Tanzania , Ghana; Nigeria
Ayurvedic usage:-Fevers,Coughs, Worm diseases, Dysentery, Pimples, Piles.


Parts used to make medicine:-Seeds, Tender leaves.

Propagation:-Seeds