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. |