Caesalpinia crista | |
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Common name | Crested fever nut |
Botanical Name | Caesalpinia crista |
Vernacular name | English- Indian elm Hindi-Chilbil Gujarati-Charela Sanskrit-Cirabilvah |
Family | Caesalpiniaceae |
Class | Angiospermae |
Parts of plant used | Stem bark |
Chemical Constituents | Flavonoids, Saponin and Alkaloids |
Therapeutic uses | Used as anthelmintic activity, immunomodulatory, analgesic, antipyretic, anti-inflammatory, antitumor, antioxidant activity, anti-diabetic and hypoglycemic activity, and also used as nootropic or memory enhancer. |