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| Latin Name |
English Name |
Sanskrit Name |
Caesalpinia digyna,
Caesalpinia bonducella (Linn.) Flem.
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Teri Pods |
Udakiryaka,
Putikaranja |
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| History |
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It has been used for a long time
in folk medicine.
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| Habitat |
It grows wild in
the scrub forests, of the eastern Himalayas, in Assam and West Bengal.
It is also found in the Eastern Ghats in Andhra Pradesh and Madhya
Pradesh.
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| Morphology Description
(Habit) |
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is a large, scandent, prickly shrub or climber. The bark is dark brown
with numerous recurved prickles. The branchlets are glossy, occasionally
lenticellate, armed with 4-5 mm long recurved prickles. Leaves are
bipinnate with prickles. The pinnae are 8-13 pairs, leaflets are 9-12
pairs per pinna, which are membranous and oblique to truncate. The
flowers are small, yellowish with a red dot at the base or red veined,
in axillary and terminal racemes. The pods are short beaked, 1-4 seeded
and often constricted. The seeds are dark brown, sub-globose and hard.
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| Principal Constituents |
They yield bergenin
(vakerin). A novel spermidine alkaloid, caesalpinine A (C25H31O3N3)
has also been isolated1.
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| Pharmacology |
The roots have marked
astringent and antipyretic properties2. The drug is also
reported to exhibit anti-fatigue effect in rats3.
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| Clinical Studies
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The compound preparation
with this plant has been used for curing senile pruritus with excellent
result4.
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| Toxicology |
There is no adverse
effect reported on usage of this as medicine.
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| Indications |
It is used as rejuvenator.
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| Product Range |
Geriforte (GeriCare
/ StressCare), Himplasia, Geriforte Aqua, Geriforte Vet.
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| References |
- Mahato et. al., J. Amer. Chem. Soc., 1983, 105,4441.
- Patel et. al., Indian J exp Biol, 1966, 4, 214.
- Bhargava & Soni, Rajasthan med J, 1980, 19, 23.
- Khandeparkar & S, Indian Drugs, 1980- 81, 18, 346.
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