Ayurvedic Medicinal Plants

Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb.

Family: Caesalpiniaceae (pea, or legume family)
Genus: Caesalpinia
Botanical name: Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb.
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
Sanskrit: Latakaranja, Kuberakshi, Kandakikaranja, Karsha.
English: Gray Nicker
Hindi: Kandkeraj, Kantikaranja
Malayalam: Kazhanji

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Gray Nicker, is a species of flowering plant in the senna family, Caesalpiniaceae, that has a pantropicaldistribution. It is a vine-like shrub that reaches a length of 6 m (20 ft) and scrambles over other vegetation. Stems are covered in curved spines. Its 2 cm (0.79 in) gray seeds, known as nickernuts, are buoyant and durable enough to be dispersed by ocean currents.
The root, bark, leaves of the plant Kazhanji is used to jaundice, cough, fever, cough, worms and diabetes.

The Root, Seeds, Leaves plant of Coffee Senna is used to allergy, bronchitis, asthma, diabetes, fever, wounds and skin diseases.