Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Ceasalpinia sappan
Scientific Name and Description
Caesalpinia sappan L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| English | brazil wood, sappanwood |
| Hindi | bakam, bakkom, patamg, patang, patang-ki-lakri, tairi, Bakkam बकड़, Sappan सप्पान |
| Kannada | cappanga, chapenga, chappanga, patanga, patanga-chekke, patangachekke, patangada, pathangee, patranga, pattanga, sappanga |
| Malayalam | cappanam, cappannam, chappanam, chappannam, isiapangam, isiyapangam, patrangam, sappannam, tsiapangum, tsja-pangan, tsjampangam |
| Marathi | patang, pathang, Raktachandan रक्तचंदन |
| Sanskrit | bharyavriksha, kashtha, kuchandana, lohitaranga, patanga, patangah, patangam, patranga, patrangah, pattanga, pattaranga, pattaranjaka, pattaranjakah, pattranya, pattura, raktaka, raktasar, ranjana, rogakashtha, ruktamukta, suranga, surangada, Rakta Chandana रक्त चन्दन |
| Tamil | cappan, cappankam, cappanki, cappanku,cappanku,cayamaram, cemmaram,ciyapankam, padangam, parthangi, patamgam, patankam,patankan, patanku1, pattanki, patunga, patungam, sapangu, sappamgu, sappan, sappangu, varatanci, varattangi, vartangi, varttanki 1, varttankikkattai, vattangi, vattankivattankkkattai, vattekku, vattekku 1, vatunghe cuttay, vetteku, vurthingi, Sappangpattai சப்பாங்ப்பட்டை |
| Telugu | bakaanu chekka, bakamu, bakanu, bakanu-chekka, bakapu, bakarucakka, bakaruchakka, bakasu chekka, bakkapu, bakkapu-chekka, bukkamu, bukkapu, bukkapuchettu, bukkum, kaparimaddi, kapuramaddi, okaanu, okanu, okanu-katta, patanga, patanga-katta, pathanga, pathanga chakka, varattangi, vurthingi |
| Urdu | patang |
| Common names | Sappanwood, Brazilwood, |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Stem
Wood
Seeds
Ethnopharmacology use
Ceasalpinia sappan Linn. Sappan Wood Fabaceae Tree Leaf Phenolics, Terpenoids, Squalene, Sterols, Campesterol
Caesalpinia sappan L.
Habit - Tree
Parts used - Stem, seed
Application - Menstural problems; Blood tonic; post-labor tonic
Treatment - Women, General
References - Chopda and Mahajan 2009, Srithi et al. 2009
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Chopda and Mahajan 2009
Srithi et al. 2009
Flora of Maharashtra Vol.2 Author - M.R.Almeida
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH