Kanchanara

Botanical Name

Bauhinia Purpurea

Family

Caecalpinoideae

Sanskrit

–

English

Mountain Ebony

Hindi

Kacharara

Kannada

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Malayalam

–

Telugu

Devakanchanamu

Tamil

Mandare

Marathi

Koral

Distribution

In is found in the sub-himalayan tract from the indus east wards,also in dry forest of central,eastern,southern india

Parts Used

Stem Bark, Flowers

Dose

Choorna 3-6g, Decoction 40-80ml

Chemical Constituents

Beta sitosterol, lupeol, kaempferol 3 glucoside

Ayurvedic Properties

Quality (Guna)

Ruksa, Laghu

Taste (Rasa)

Kashaya

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Katu

Potency (Virya)

Sita

Impact (Prabhava)

Dipana

Pharmacological Action

  • Kigestive: helps in digestive impairment as the extracts of kanchanara are having antiulcer property, cytoprotective property.
  • Kanchanara extracts of methanolic acids are having hepatoprotective properties.

Therapeutic Uses

  • Masurika,gandamala- it was found to be effective in cancerous conditions
  • Mutrakrcchra- it helpful in difficulty in urination
  • Vrana- found to be effective in curing wounds

Some of the common formulations

  • Kanchanara guggulu
  • Kovidaradi kashaya
  • Kancanagutika
  • Kancanaradi kvatha