Traditional Uses, Medicinal and Phytopharmacological Properties of Caesalpinia Crista Linn - an Overview
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Caesalpinia Crista of family Fabaceae is a moderately size deciduous tree, growing wild throughout the deciduous forest of India. It is popular in indigenous system of medicine like Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani and Homoeopathy. In the traditional system of medicine various plant parts such as leaves, stem, root, seed and oils are used as anthelmentic, febrifugal, periodic, tonic, and vesicant. They are used to treat colic, convulsions, leprosy, and palsy. The oil from the seeds is said to soften the skin and remove pimples. The bark is antiperiodic, rubefacient and to counteract toothache. The present review is therefore, an effort to give a detailed survey of the literature on its Phytopharmacological and medicinal properties and traditional uses.
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