Crateva nurvala
| Crateva nurvala | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Brassicales |
| Family: | Capparaceae |
| Genus: | Crateva |
| Species: | C. nurvala |
| Binomial name | |
| Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham. | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Crateva nurvala is an accepted name for a small tree in the genus Crateva and the family Capparaceae.[1][2] However, the Catalogue of Life lists this as a synonym of C. magna.[3]
Distribution
The small wild or cultivated tree is widespread from India to Southeast Asia, south of China. It grows lowlands to an altitude of 1000 m above sea level. It occurs on glades, at the edge of a forest, near rivers and lakes, etc.
Medicinal uses
The dried bark is used raw drug in traditional systems of medicine in India such as Ayurveda, Siddha, etc. The decoction of bark is internally administered to cure diseases like renal calculi, dysuria, helminthiasis, inflammations and abscesses. The decoction exhibits actions like carminative, laxative, thermogenic, diuretic, lithontriptic, expectorant and demulcent.[4]
References
- 1 2 "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ↑ The International Plant Names Index
- ↑ Roskov Y., Kunze T., Orrell T., Abucay L., Paglinawan L., Culham A., Bailly N., Kirk P., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Decock W., De Wever A., Didžiulis V. (ed) (2014). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2014 Annual Checklist.". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
- ↑ Bhattacharjee, Atanu; Shashidhara, Shastry Chakrakodi; Aswathanarayana (2012). "Phytochemical and ethno-pharmacological profile of Crataeva nurvala Buch-Hum (Varuna): A review". Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 2 (2): S1162–8. doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60379-7.
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