Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Psoralea corylifolia
Scientific Name and Description
Psoralea corylifolia L.
Herb Family
Plant type
Herb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
English | bawchan seed |
Hindi | babachi, babchi, babci, bachi, bakhni, bakuci, bavanchi, bavanchiyan, bavchi, bavchiyan, bhavaj, bhavanj, bukchi |
Kannada | baahujige, baavanchi, baavanchi gida, baavanjee gida, baavuje, bavanchi, karbeck beeja, somaraji |
Malayalam | cottam, karkokil, karkokilari |
Marathi | baavanchi, babachi, babchi, bavachi, bavachya, bavanchi, bavchi |
Sanskrit | aindavi, andraraji, asitatvacha, avalguja, bakuchi, bakuci, candralekha, candrasakala, chandralekha, chandraprabha, chandri, chvakuchi, indralekha, induraji, indurajika, kalameshi, kalameshika, kamboji, kandughni, kantaka, kantida, krimighna, krishna, krishnaphala, krsnaphala, kushtaghni, kushthahantri, kushthanashini, kustaghni, putigandha, putiphala, putiphali, sasankhalekha, shashilekha, shulotkha, sita, sitavari, soma, somaraja, somaraji, somavalli, somavallika, sugandhakantak, suparnika, suprabha, suvalli, suvallika, tvagadoshapaha, vakoochie, vakuci, valguja, vanguji, vejani |
Tamil | caivaputi, cantirekam, cantirekarici, cantirinokkam, cilesmanacani, comaraci , cuvalli, cuvalyapi, kaarpokarisi, kaarpooga arisi, kappuva arici, kappuvaarici, karakkarunai, karbogarisi, karboka arisi, karkkolam, karkkolvittu, karpo-karishi, karpogam, karpoka arici, karpokam , karpokam , karpokarici, karpokarishi, karpokarisi, karpoki, karpokkarisi, karpooga arisee, karporgam, karppoku, karppuka, karppuva, karpuka , karpuka , karpukavarici, karpurakam, karpuva, karpuva arici, karpuva-arishi, karpuvaarici, karpuvarishi, karukolarici, katirekam, kirusnapalam, malampuru, malpurru, malpuru, marpuru, marpuruvarici, marutkavarici, pakuci, palamirutam, pavacittu, pokavarici, vacukikarpam, vakuci , vakucivirai, vakucu, valiyapi, vanaci, vanavi, vanaviyarici, varakuca, varakuli, varakuliyarici, varkuca , varkuca , visakkuttanacani |
Telugu | bavancalu, bavanchalu, bavanji, bhaavanji, bhaavanji chettu, bhavanchi-vittu-lu, bhavanchi-vittulu, bhavanji, bogi-vittulu, bogivittulu, kaalaginja, kaalugachha, kalaginja, kalugech-cha-vittulu, kalugechcha, karu-bogi, karu-bogi-vittulu, karubogi, korjashtam |
Tibetan | so ma ra dza, so ma ra tsa |
Urdu | babchi, babechi, bakuchi, bavachi |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Homoeopathy
Tibetan
Folk
Herb usable parts
Roots
Fruits
References
Literature
Literature
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH