KANCHANARA

……. Bauhinia variegata

HISTORY :
VEDIC PERIOD:

-Kovidara is the original name of kanchanara during vedic and samhita period.
-In vedic literatures references of kovidara flowers are seen in
ayodhyakanda,sundara kanda,yuddakanda of valmiki ramayana.
-In harivamsa kovidara is described as a tree with beautiful flowers.
-Vedic literature considers it's stem as forbidden for rituals.
-The rig veda dates back to BC 1500 in the vedic period.Much preference was
given to daiva vyapasraya chikitsa than yukti vyapasraya chikitsa.

SAMHITA PERIOD:

-It's utility is relatively less in the brihat trayi period when compared to nigantu
period.
Charaka samhita:
-kovidara was mentioned in vamanapoga desaimani,in sutrastana.
-kovidara and karbudhara are described in samhitas and chakrapani quoted that
kovidara and karbudara flowering occurs in sarat rutu and vasanta rutu
respectively.
Susruta samhita:
-kovidara was mentioned in kashaya varga and urdwa bhagaharagana.
-Tender leaves of kovidara are used in raktapitta chikitsa.
-In kalpastana devakanchanara was mentioned for sarpa visha chikitsa.He also
prescribed kovidara flowers for internal hemorrhage.
-Dalhana treated karbudhara as a variety of kanchanara or slesmataka.
-karbhudara i.e kanchanara(Bauhinia variegata) and kovidara of later texts-its
tender leaves and flowers are used as vegetables.
Astanga hrudaya:
-Root powder of kovidara was mentioned for arsha chikitsa.
-Kovidara picchabasti was used for rectal prolapse.
-The decotion of kovidara flowers are indicated in diseases like
fever,anoerexia,goitre,malignant tumours and enlargement of abdomen.
Sarangadara samhita:
Sarangadara mentioned some of its preparations like kanchanara guggulu and
indicated in disease like apachi,grandhi,gulma,kushta etc..

NIGANTU PERIOD:

-Dhanvantari nigantu,raja nigantu,bhavaprakasa nigantu,kaiyadeva nigantu

described in detail about the guna karmas of kanchanara but with slight
differences.
Dhanvantari nigantu:
-Svetapushpa was said as kanchanara and rakta pushpa as kovidara.
Bhavaprakasa nigantu:
-Bhavamisra has described this in guduchyadivarga and given the description of
kanchanara and kovidara seperately but attributed some properties to them.

MODERN PERIOD:

-Kanchanara finds a place in many books ritten by great authors of this period
with the advancement of technology.Botanists studied the chemical nature of the
various compounds present in the drug.
-Ayurveda acharya of 20th century yadavji trikamji viswanath dwivedi priyavarat
sharma etc.. has discussed this drug in detail in different books.
-In modern era kanchanara is not only used for therapeutic purposes but also for
various domestic purposes.
-Not only ayurveda but also allopathic,unani,siddha systems of medicine are using
either the raw drug or it's extracts for various therapeutic purposes.

History speaks for kanchanara as a drug with good medicinal value.

SYNONYMS:

kanchanara
kovidosa
karbudara-caraka,susruta,vagbhata.
kanchanara
kovidara
yugampatra
kundali-nigantu adarsha
kanchanara
koliyasha
kanchanaka
bramarestra
manohara-kaidevara nigantu
kanchanara
asmantaka
gandari
kanchanaka
kovidara
kuddala
kundali
marika
sonapushpaka
svalpakesari
tamrapushpa
yugapatrak-bhava prakasha nigantu
kanchanar
karbudar
kanchanaka
gandari
shonapushpaka-gunaratnamala.
VERNACULAR NAMES:-

Almora:----keorab
Bengal-----raktakanchan,kanchan,safedkanchan,devakanchan,koiral,
kool
Bombay----asundro,atmatti,deva kunchun,kanarij,ragtakanchan.
Burma------mahahloegoe-ni,bwaycheng,bwechin,
Canarese--arisinantige,ayata,kempukanjivala,kenpumandara,
kanjivala, kempukanjivala,mandaravlipe
Dehradun---khairwal,kanchar,
English------mountain ebony,buddhist bauhinia,camel's foot tree,
orchid tree, wild champak.
French-------arbede st.thomas,bauhinie banachwe
Gujarati------champakati, kovidara, asundro, piloasundro
Garhwal------guira
Hindi------kanchanar,kanchanal,goriaava,khairwal,khwairal,barial,
gurial,gwiar,kandan,kuril,kaniar,koliar,
Kannada------kanchavala,bilimandar,ulipe,kempumandara,ayata,
kanjivala,karalabhogi,
Kolami-----buruju,singya
Konkani-----kudo,tembre,kanchan,kotra,kanchanal,chamal
Marathi-----kanchanar,koral,kanchan,raktakanchan,chamol,kanaraj,
kovidara,aptu,chan,pivalakonchan.atmatti,deva kanchana,
Malayalam-----chuvannamandaram,mandaramu,kovidara,
malayakatti,kenjanam,kattatti,
Nepal------taki,koirala,khwairalo,tangki
Oriya------borada,kosonara,kenjpni,rongakonjono,debokanjoro
Punjabi------kanchanal,kularh,kovidara,kolar,koiral,karalli
Sanskrit-----ashantaka,asphota,chamari,chamarika,champavidala,
gandari,girija,kanakaprabha,kanchanala,kanchanaraka,
kanchanarah,kovidarah,kantar,karaka,karbudara,kovidara,
kuddali,kuddara,kuli,kundali,mahapushpa,pakari,
raktakanchana,raktapushpa,shonapushpaka,suvarnara,
 svalpakesara,tamrapushpa,udalaka,yamalachada,yugapatraka,
yogmapatra
Tamil------segapumanchori,mandarai.segapemunthari,shemmandarai,
segappumandarai,tiruvatti,kattatti,usamaduri,iruvaji,
kanjanikattumandarai,siruvatti
Telugu------devakanchanamu,boodantham,bodanta,kanjanamu,
mandara,adavimandara,peddare
Urdu--------kachnal

CLASSIFICATION:

Kingdom--------------plantae-plants
sub-kingdom ------- trachembionta- vascular plants .
Super division------spermatophyte- flowering plants .
Division---------------magnoliophyta- dicotyledons.
Class-------------------magnoliopsida.
Sub class----------- rosidae.
Order---------------- roseales.
Family---------------fabaceae
Sub family ---------caesalpinaceae.
Genus- ---------------bauhinia.
Species- -------------variegata.L.
Botanical name- Bauhinia variegata linn.

Gana,varga and kula:

Gana:-

Caraka-vamanopaga
Susruta-urdhvabhagahara

Varga:-

Many authors included kanchanara under guduchyadi varga

Caraka-kovidara varga
Susruta-kashaya varga
Dhanvantari nigantu-guduchyadi varga
Bhavaprakasa nigantu-guduchyadi varga
Gunaratnamala-guduchyadi varga
Rajanigantu-karaviradi varga
Kaiyadevara nigantu-oushadi varga
Nigantu adarsha-kovidara varga,putikaranjadi varga

Kula:-

It is included in kantaki karanja

--- Indian medicinal plants

Bauhinia variegata.
Botanical description:
-Botanically raktakanchanara is identified as Bauhinia variegata linn and is a
member of caesalpinaceae family.
-Bauhinia which is a large genus belongs to caesalpinaceous sub family under
which 250 species have been described.
-In india the family is represented by 16genera .
-In bauhinia about 15 species occur in india.

Morphology:

Distribution:
-Distributed throughout india in areas about 1800 metres in elevation.
- It is also distributedthrough out tropical regions of the world.

Habitat:
-Distributed in punjab, central and south india, assam,
sikkim,chotanagpur,western peninsula, kumaon
pakisthan,nepal,bhutan,burma,myanmar and china.
-It occurs in tropical regions and found throughout india.
-It is found wild in sub himalayan tract and outer himalayas upto 1300 metres.

Habit:
-A medium sized deciduous tree ascending to an altitude of 1300 metres
in himalayas .
-Found in deciduous forests.
-Also grown as ornamental tree for its beautiful appearance in flowers.

Bark:
-Gray with longitudinal cracks, pale pink inside.
-Wood moderately hard.
-Grayish brown with irregular darker patches.

Leaves:
-Leaves are 10-15 cm long, petiolate divide into2 lobes.
-Base is usually deeply cordate, 11-15 nerved.
- Leaflets 11-13 cm, adnate to about 2/3rds up, ovate- oblong or rounded , nerves
11 from base, transverse nervules.
-Prominent, connate for about 2/3rds up, leaflets ovate, rounded apex,
upper side glabous.

Flowers:
-White/pink , large, fragrant .
-The uppermost petal darker and variegated usually appearing before the leaves
in short axillary or terminal racemes.
- Pedicels short or sessile.calyx.
-Grey tomentose,tube slender 1.3 to2.5 cm long,limb spathaceous, as long as the
tube 5toothed at the apex.
-Calyx pulsescent outside.
-Petals. 5-6.3 cm longobvate or oblanceolate with long rather broad claws, all
white or 4petals pale purple and the 5 th darker with dark purple veins. stamens. 5
fertile , rarely less, staminodes absent. -B.purpurea- usually 3fertile stamens, so
easily differentiated from B. variegata. B.purpurea- stigma large, oblique.
 Fruit:
-15-20 /1.2 cm flat , hard dehiscent, dark brown pod glabous. 10-15 seeded.

Histological studies of B.V:

STEM:
Macroscopic characters:.
-A freshly cut bark is grayish brown externally and cream colored internally.
-The internal surface however gradually turns red and on drying becomes brown
and smooth.
-The extra surface remains grayish brown and rough dueto large number of
exfoliation and transverse cracks and fissures .
-A few longitudinal ridges are also seen here and there.
-On drying thebark becomes curved and channeled. The fracture is short outside
and fibrous within.
Microscopic characters:
-The mature stem shows 5-12 layers of cork cells followed by a poorly
developed cortex.
-A few fibres and stone cells are dispersed in the cortical region.
-The peri cycle is represented by a composite ring of fibres and stone cells.
-The secondary phloem is wide zone composed of strands of fibres, the soft
elements and a few stone cells.phloem fibres are comparatively narrower than the
peri cyclic fibres.cambium is represented by 8-14 layers of cells.
-The secondary xylem is representedby a comparatively wide zone consisting of
vessels, trachids, fibres and xylem parenchyma is traversed by mostly uniserate
and a few biseriate medullary rays
-The vessels are usually cylindrical drum shaped.
-Trachids have tappering blunt ends and show bordered pits on their
walls.
-Xylem fibres are wider than the phloem fibres and vary in shape and size.
-Xylem parenchyma are thick walled , rectangular to irregularly elongated.
-The pitch cells are slightly thick walled, circularto polygonal with simple pits on
their walls.
- The parenchyma of the cortex and pith contains prismatic and a few cluster of
crystals of calcium oxalate while the inner most layer of cortex and medullary ray
cells contain only prismatic crystals.
-Simple starch grains and tannins are present in the cortex pith and medullary rays
of the phloem and sterol is filled in some of the cells of the cortex and pith.

substitutes and adulterants:

Bauhinia purpurea, Bauhinia tormentosa, Bauhinia racemosa are used as

substitutes and adulterants.

Varieties:

B.purpurea,
B.tomentosa.
Bauhinia purpurea

Synonyms:-

Asphotala,
Kovidasa,
Kundali,
Kuli,
Kuddala,
Chamarika,
Uddala,
Swalpa kesara,
Asmantaka,
Marika,
Tamrapuspa,
Yugapatraka,
Kumbara,
Mahayamalapatraka

Vernacular names:-
Sanskrit-----kovidara,raktapushpakovidara,vanara.
Tamil-------kalavilaichi,mandara,nilattiruvatti,segappumandarai.
Telugu------bodanta,devakanjanamu,peddare.
Hindi-------baidal,kaliar,kandan,kaniar,koilari,koinar,sona khairwal.
Bombay----atmatti,devakunchun,rayta kanchan.

Distribution:-

-Sub-himalayan tracts upto 4000 feet.

-Assam,khasi hills, chittagong,western peninsula.
-It is often cultivated sparingly throughout india. Often cultivated in china.

Description:-
-A medium sized deciduous tree, bark is ashy dark to brown,nearly smooth,young
parts brown-pubescent.
-Leaves 0.75-1.5 cm long,rather longer than broad,cleft about halfway down into
2 acute or rounded lobes very minutely pubescent beneath. when young base
usually cordate,9-11nerved,petiole 2.5-3.8 cm long.
-Flowers: large, rosy purple, in few flowered terminal, brown tomentosepanicles.
-Pedicels:5-13mmlong,stoout,tomentose,tube7-5-10mmlong,oblanceolate,
long clawed, spreading veined.
-Stamens usually 3 fertile, the others reduced to antherless filaments ,stigma-
large, oblique.
-Ovary-downy, long stalked, style-long
-Flowers in september-november
-Pod15-25 by 1.5-2cm on a tomentose, stipe 1.5-2.5cm long, linear, flat, pointed,
greenish tinged with purple till ripe, late in dehiscing.
-Seeds:12-15,sub orbicular,flattened,1.3cm diametre, dark brown and smooth.
-The root is carminative.the bark acts as an astringent in diarrhoea.
-It’s decotion is recommended as a useful wash in ulcers.
-The flowers are laxative.
-The bark or root and flowers mixed with rice water are used as a maturant for
boils and _bscesses.
Chemical elements:-
-Pelargonidin-3-glucoside&pelargonidin-3-triglucoside are isolated from flowers.
-A new chalone-butein-4-o-L-arabinopyranosyl-o-beta-D-galactoside(I) is isolated
and _haracterized.

Guna karma:
-Kashaya and sangrahya, vranaropan. Kovidasa.

Indications:-
-Gandamala, destroys kushta, kesha, gudabramsha.

Bauhinia tomentosa

Vernacular names:
Sanskrit----phalgu.
Hindi- -----kachanar.
Telugu----- adavimandaramu,kanjini.
Tamil----- kattaki,kanjani.

Habitat:
-United provinces and throughout india to sri lanka.
-In dry forests from the chilka lake to tinnevelly and in other parts of india it is
often cultivated.

Description:
-Shrub. 6 to 12 feet.
-Leaves- ovate, roundish at the base. under surface villous as well as the petioles,
branches ,peduncles and calyx.
-Leaflets connected beyond the middle oval obtuse three nerved. -Peduncle- two
flowered leaf opposed pedicels each with three bracteoles at the base.
- Stamens - all are fertile.
-Calyx- spathaceous.5 toothed. Petals-oval.
-Legumes-flat,lanceolate. 5 to 6seeded flowers large pale yellow colour.
-One petal usually within a dark purple spot inside. flowering- july to august.

Medicinal uses:
-Administration of dried leaves and young flowers in descentric infections.
-A decotion of fruit bark is given in cases of lives and phlegmatic complaints and
also as a vermifuge.
-Bruised bark is occasionally applied to tumors and wounds.seeds are eaten and
are said to be tonic and aphrodisiac.
-Fruits are diuretic.
-The seed paste with vinegar is an efficacaceous application to wounds inflicted by
poisonous animals.
-The plant is anti-dysentric and anti-helminthic.
-The infusion is an useful gargle in apthae.

PHYTOCHEMICAL STUDIES OF BAUHINIA VARIEGATA:

-Phyto-chemical studies reveal the presence of quercitroside, isoquercitroside

andrutoside, myricetorl glycosides in seeds.

-Quercetol glycosides were also present in Bauhinia variegata seeds.

-Kaempeferol glycosides in flowers.

-5,7-dihydroxy and dihydroxy flavonone-4-O-alpha-L rhamnopyronosgl beta-

Dglucopyronoside,5-hydroxy7,3,4,5-tetramethox,flavone-5-O-beta-D-
xylopyronosyl(1<2),alpha-L-rhamnopyroanoside,lupeol,beta-
cytosterol,quercertin,flovoanone and dihydrodibenzoxepin.

-Stem bark of Bauhinia variegata yielded beta-sitosterol,kaempferol 3-O-beta-D-

glucopyronoside and lupuol5,7-dimethoxy flavenone,4-O-alpha-L-rhamno
pyronosyl-beta-gluco-glucopyronoside from the benzene extract.

-Phytochemical analysis of root bark of Bauhinia variegata yielded a new

flavavone(2s)-5,7-dimethoxy-3'4'methyl-enedioxyflavavone and a new
dihydrodibenzoxepin,5,6-dimethoxy-3,4-dimethoxy-2-methyl dibenzene(b) oxepin
together with 3 known flavonoids.

-The structure of new compounds are determined on the basis of spectral studies.
-Proteins ranged from 24.5%--41.65%,carbohydrates ranges from 9.91%--
19.92%,lipids contain 3.92%--11.40%.
-Seed oil of fatty component i.e Bauhinia variegata seed oil contain palmitic
20.5%,steric acid 12%,oleic acid 12.5% and linolenic acid 35.4%.

-Betasitisterol,lupeol,5,7-dimethoxy flavanone etc.. are isolated from the stem of

Bauhinia variegata.
----Ref...... Plant medica,
Plant medica phytother.

CULTIVATION:

-The ornamental plant is propagated with seeds,stem planting and branch cutting.
Seeds are sown in march-april.
-The seedlings are then transplanted in july-august.
-Their germination require onset of monsoon.
-Invitro regeneration of B.V. Was reported in nodal explants from mature trees.
- Optimal shooting was obtained on MS media supplemented with 13.3 micro
metre IBA within 15-20days.
-Single shoots with 3-4 nodes initiates rooting when transferred to MS medium
with 4.9micro metre IBA within 45 days.
Ref--- Data base.
COLLECTION:
-Flowers- vasantha rutu-B.variegata.
Ref---Gunaratnamala.
-Flowering-february-april.
-Fruiting-may and june-B.variegata.
Ref--- Data base.
-Flowers-september to november- B. purpurea
Ref---- Susruta samhita,
Sarat rutu.
Ref----Gunaratnamala.
-Flower----july to august--B.tomentosa.
Ref-ayurvedic useful plants of india.

USEFUL PARTS:

-Bark, roots, gum, seeds, buds, flowers, leaves.

-Root, bark, flower....

Ref...Nigantu adarsha.

-Stem bark, root, f lower, flower buds, gum, leaf, fruit

Ref...Database on medicinal plants.

-Root, bark.
Ref...Handbook of medicinal plants.

-Bark,root,buds,gum,leaves,seed,flowers.
 Ref... Ayurveda encyclopedia.

DOSAGE:

Twakchurnam-4 grams
Pushpachurnam-2 grams
Decotion-50 to 100 ml
Ref.... classical uses of medicinal plants.
Stem bark powder-3 to 6 grams.
Decotion-40 to 80 ml.
Flower juice - 10 to 20 ml.
Flower juice for decotion-20 to 30 ml.
Ref....Data base on medicinal plants.
Kanchanara guggulu-1/2 Tula.
Ref...Indian plants and drugs.
Bark powder-2 to 4 masha.
Pushpa powder-1 to 2 masha.
Ref..Bhavaprakasa nigantu.

Anupanam:
honey and water.

RASAPANCHAKA:

Rasa-kashaya
flower-madhura.
Ref...(Su.s, K.N, ,N.R)
Guna-Laghu,ruksha
flower-Guru
Ref….(Ca.s, K.N)
virya-seets
vipaka-katu
flower-madhura
 Ref…(Su.s, K.N)
prabhava- Gandamalahara.

RASAPANCHAKA ACCORDING TO DIFFERENT AUTHORS:

Dhanvantari Raja Kaiyadevara Bhavaprakasa Nigantu Nigantu

Nigantu Niagantu Nigantu Nigantu adarsa Ratnakara
RASA
Madhura --- ---- +(flower) ----- ------ -----
Kashaya + + + + + +

VEERYA
Seeta ----- ----- +(flower) + + +(flower)
VIPAKA
Madhura ------ ----- +(flower) ---- ------ ------
Katu ------ ----- ---- ---- + -----

GUNA Susruta samhita Kaiyadevara Bhavaprakasa Gunaratnamala

Nigantu NIgantu
Seeta + +
Laghu +
Guru + + +
ruksha +

KARMA:

Raktapittahara,kaphapittahara,gandamalahara,vranaropana,vranasodhana,kusta
gana,sthambana,sara,deepana,grahi,vishaharan,gudabramsaharan,malaraodak,b
alyam,ruchyam.
Ref....Bhavaprakasa nigantu.
Flowers-ruchyam.
Bark-balyam,grahi,rasayanam.
Ref...kaiyadevara nigantu.
TABLE SHOWING KARMAS OF KANCHANARA:

KARMA Dhanvantari Raja Kaiyadevara Bhavaprakasa Nigantu NIgantu

Nigantu NIgantu Nigantu Nigantu Adarsha Ratnakara
Vata ↓
Pitta ↓ ↓ ↓
Kapha ↓ ↓ ↓
Raktapitta ↓ ↓ ↓
Balya +
Rasayana +
Grahi + + + + +
Vranaropana + + +
Vranasodhana +
Malarodak +
Deepana +
Sara +
Gandamala ↓ ↓ ↓ ↓
Gudabramsha + + +

INDICATIONS:

-Krimi
-Raktapittam
-Mutrakruchra
-Gandamala
-Vrana
-Kusta
-Masurika
-Charmarogas
-Pradara
-Svasa
-Kasa
-Arsas
-Raktavikaras
-Kshaya
-Kota
-Atisara
-Pravahika
-Prameha
-Medoroga
-Gudabramsa
-Rakta atisara
-Apachi
-Mukapaka.

AMAYIKA PRAYOGAS:

-Gandamala-external application of bark paste.

-Guggulu combines well with kanchanara in treating glandular swellings like
cervical lymphadenitis and inflamed lymph glands in general.
-In these cases kanchanara due to kashaya rasa dries up kapha and meda where
as guggulu digest and scrapes them.

-Gudabhramsha-kwath is used as parisheka.

vrana andCharmarogas.-kwath is used for cleaning and washing.
-Stomatitis-decotion of kanchanara skin ,pomegranate flowers,pods of babbula is
an effective gargle.
-Diabetic wounds-diabetic wounds respond well when washed with decotion.
-Asthikshaya-decotion of bark with ginger taken internally is said to be solutary.
-Tuberculosis-bark emulsified with rice water and ginger.
-Tuberculosis tumours-bark and ginger paste application.
-Snake bite-fresh seeds are made into paste with vinegar and applied externally to
the part bitten.
-Dyspepsia and flatulence-decotion of fruit is used.
-Cough,bleeding piles,hematuria,menorrhagia-decotion of buds.
-Thyroid problems-bark powder is used.
-To promote suppuration-thebark,flowers or roots triburated in rice water as an
ectoplasm.
Salivation and sore throat-gargle made from the bark with the addition of extract
of acacia pods and pomegranate flowers.
-Decotion of its flowers with honey helps in regularising menstrual cycles.
-Dried leaves,buds,young flowers are pescribed in dysentry.
-Root decotion is useful in indigestion,heart burn,malaria.
-Flower with sugar is a gentle laxative.
-It is traditionally used in bronchitis,leprosy,tumours,ulcers and it's extracts have
been found to have anti-bacterial and anti-fungal activity.
-Leaves contain vitamin C and they are rich in reducing sugar.

Visista yogas:
Amruta ghrutam
Chandanadi tailam
Deva kanchana twakchurnam
Karbudaradi kashayam
Kanchanara varuna kwatam
Kanchanara kalkam
Kanchanara guggulu
Kanchanara churnam
Koshaataki kovidara lehyam
Madanaphaladi kashayam
Punarnava ksheerapaakam
Simsupa kovidara kashayam
Triphala kovidara kashayam
Ref.. ----- Charaka samhita,
Susruta samhita ,
Astanga hrudaya &
Bhaisajya ratnavali

Asava and arista-usirasava,Candanasava,Vidangorista

Bhasma-kanchanara dhrava
Rrasayoga-gandamala kandama rasa
Ref…. Data base
.
RESEARCH:

-Plant was found to have anti-tumour, anti-inflammatory, anti-ulcer, anti-

helminthetic, anti-microbial, amphetamine, hyperactivity, hypothermic activities,
hemoprevention, cytotoxic effect.
-It is found due to its potency septic activity.it controls internal bleeding from
intestines in raktapitta.
-It is also an anti-fat remedy and therefore valuable for corpulent persons.
Anti-tumour activity:
-The anti-tumour activity of ethanol extract of Bauhinia variegata has been
evaluated against dalton's ascitic lymphoma in swiss albino mice.

Chemoprevention and cytotoxic effect: chemoprevention and cytotoxic effect of

ethanol extract of Bauhinia variegata was evaluated in N-
nitrosodiethylamine(200mg/kg) induced experimental liver tumour in rats and
human cancer cell lines.

serine protease inhibitor:

-In this report the properties of two highly homologous inhibitors respectively
isolated for Bauhinia variegata and Bauhinia urgulate seeds both inactivate
plasma kallikreina.
-Bark decotion of Bauhinia variegata inhibited the activities of protopectinase and
polygalacturonase.The decotion inhibiting the enzyme activity show the presence
of tannins or phenolic compounds in their tissues.

Anti-microbial activity:
-The anti-microbial activity of ethanolic extract of total seed
proteins,globulins,albumins,frations of albumins,lectins of Bauhinia variegata
were investigated.
-Ethanol extracts and globulins of different species have no anti-microbial activiy.
-The alchoholic extract showed CNS activity.
-The clinical studies have revealed that preparation of stem bark of kanchanara
enhance the effect of anti-tuberculosis drugs used in cases of tubercular cervical
lymphadenitis.

REFERENCES:

Charaka samhita.
Susruta samhita.
Compendium of indian medicinal plants.
Indian plants and drugs.
Indian medicinal plants forgotten healers.
Ayurvedic useful plants of india -C.H.DHURY.
Indigenous drugs of india-CHOPRA.
Nigantu adarsa.
Kaidevara nigantu.
Ayurvedokta aoushadniruktimala.
Gunaratnamala
Dhanvantari nigantu.
Bhavaprakasha nigantu.
JLN sastry.
Glossary of vegetable drugs in brihattrayi.
Ayurvedokta Aoushad Nirukthamala.
Medicinal plants of india.
Data base on medicinal plants used in ayurveda and siddha.
Materia medica and herbal pharmacology.
A handbook of medicinal plants.
The ayurvedic system of Indian medicine.
Indigenous drugs of india.
NIRUKTI:

KANCHANARA

काञ्चन तट्वर्णं ऋच्छति पष्ु पैः ॥

It’s flowers are golden yellow in colour therefore called
kanchanar.
Ref…Ayurvedoktha Aoushad Niruktimala.
चमरिकः
चमरोऽस्यतीति चमरिकः।
चमरमस्यातीति वा ॥
It will have smooth and beautiful bark.
Ref….Nigantu Adarsha.
ताम्रपष्ु पः शोणपष्ु पः :-
ताम्रवर्णंपष्ु पं अस्यतीति स्वयं ॥
It has copper or red colored flowers.

यग
ु पत्रकः:-
यमलपत्रत्वात युगपत्रकः ॥
युगं युगमे पत्रमस्य ॥
It’s leaves are bifid.
स्वल्पकेसरी :-
स्वल्पं अल्पंसन्क्यानि केसराणि सन्त्थास्याः ॥
It’s stamens are very few in number.
कुण्डली
कुण्डली सदृशाकार पष्ु पाणि अस्याः ॥
It’s flower resembles the shape of kundali.

गण्डारि
गण्डः गलगण्डगण्डमालादीना रोगाणं अरिः इति ॥
It effectively cures lymph node disorders or swellings.
Ref….Ayurvedokta Aoushad Niruktimala.

कुद्दालः
कुमुद्दालयति इति कुद्दालः दल विदरणे ॥
It germinates forcefully piercing through the soil.
Ref…Amarakosa.

कोविदारः
कोभूमेर्विदारनात कोविदारः ।
कोविति कंु भमि
ू विद्रण
ु ाति दृ विदारणे ॥
It germinates by forcefully piercing the soil.
Ref… Banoji Deshit Vyakayaya.
KANCHANARA
- Bauhinia
variegata