Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Caesalpinia bonduc
Scientific Name and Description
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) ROXB.
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Caesalpinia bonducella (L.) FLEMING
Guilandina bonducella L.
Guilandina bonducella L.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | bonduc nut, nicker bean |
| Hindi | ceckhbar, gachika, gajga, kanderi, kantikaranja, kantkarej, karanjava, karanjo, karaunj, kat-kalija, kat-karanj, kath karanj, katkaliji, katkaranj, katklija, mechka, mechkhar, naktamala, sagar-gholah,Gyanthi, Nicker |
| Kannada | gajaga, gajaga-kayi, gajige, gajigekayi, gajikaimullu, gajikekayi, gajjegaballi, gajjege, gajjgada balli, gajji, gajjiga, gajjige, gajjigekayi, gajjikai, gajjuga, gajkaayi, gajkai, gajuga, gazzaga, gejige, gejjige balli, heggajjiga, heggajjuga, heggejjuga, heggerjige, kitta, sanna gajjuga, sanna gejjuga, sannagajjiga, sannagejje, tapasi |
| Malayalam | avil, caretti, kalanchik-karu, kalanchikuru, kalanci, kalancikkuru, kalimarakam, kazhanchi, kazhanchik-karu, kulunje |
| Marathi | gajaga, kanchaki, karbath, rahedo, saagaragota, saagargota, sagargota, sagur-ghota, Ganethi, Nicker |
| Sanskrit | kantakikaranjah, kuberaksha, kuberakshi, kuberaksi, kuberaksiphalam, latakaranja, latakaranjah, morata, puti, putikaranja |
| Tamil | cakarakoti, capavalam, carivacantam, cayavalam, cetitta, curiyintu, curppuka, curppukakkoti, gajega, gech-chakkay, kkaccurankay, kaccurankoti, kalakunti, kalakunticceti, kalalmani, kalangu, kalankukkay, kalarci, kalarci-k-koti, kalarcik koti, kalarcikkay, kalarcikkoti, kalarcivittu, kalarkay, kalarkay, |
| Tamil | kalarkkay, kalarkodi, kalarkoti, kalavirutti, kalcuri, kaliccakkay, kaliccikkai, kalichikai, kanakam, kanappantupokkicceti, karccurankay, karcurakkoti, karcuram , karcuram , kashachikai, katukarancam, kazhar-shikkay, kazharchi kodi, kazharchikodi, kazhichi-kai, keccakkay, kilinaval, kopakkitam, kotikaccikkoti, kotikkacci, kotikkalarci, kumpika kuperatcam, kuperatci, kuperatci,mancirakam, manciram, maruti, mulal, mulalkalanku, mularci, mularcikkoti, narumparuppu,patalar, pentukam, putikarancam, rocanaikkottai, tampiraputpi, tettan, tettiyan, tuticcam, ulankucakkay, ulankucam, utarikam, utarikkoti, vaccirapicakkay, vaccirapicam, vajjirapijam, vajrapijam, Gungu, Nellikanni |
| Telugu | gacca, gaccakaya, gach-chakaya, gacha kaya, gachcha, gachha, gachhaakaaya, gatchakaaya, gatchkaya, gatsakai, gattsa, getsa kela, getsakaia, gotchi, gutsakai, nemaliaduda, shukajambukam, suka jambuka, sukajambuka, tellagacca, thellagachha, thellagatcha, yalakhi, yalakshi, Ganti, Nalleru |
| Urdu | akthamakhath, anataitus, karanjwa, maghz karanjwah |
| Common names | Grey Nickerbean, Nicker Nut,Caesalpinia bonduc ,Guilandina bonduc |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Fruits
Seeds
Oil
Endosperm
Ethnopharmacology use
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb
Habit - Straggling shrub
Parts used - Oil, endosperm,
Application - Pimples; vomiting; bleeding; jaundice; stomach pain; bone fractures; abortion; diabetes; rheumatism; hydrocele;
Treatment - women; General
References - Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Dansi et al. 2008, Lingaraju et
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chopda and Mahajan 2009
Dansi et al. 2008
Lingaraju et al. 2013
Ratnam and Raju 2008
Samy et al. 2008
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
The Flora of the Gulf of Mannar Author - P. Daniel & P. Umamaheswari
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Flora of Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)