Caesalpinia bonduc | |
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Common name | Fever nut |
Botanical Name | Caesalpinia bonduc |
Vernacular name | English- Bonduc nut Hindi- Karanja Gujarati-Kaanchakaa Sanskrit- Kuberaksa |
Family | Caesalpiniaceae |
Class | Dicotyledonae |
Parts of plant used | Seed |
Chemical Constituents | Fixed oil, phytosterol, Starch and sugar |
Therapeutic uses | It has anthelmintic activity, anti-amyloidogenic activity, immunomodulatory, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant activity, antidiabetic and hypoglycemic activity, and also used as nootropic or memory enhancer. |