A PHARMACOLOGICAL REVIEW ON BAUHINIA RACEMOSA

Kanade Akash B.*, Dr. Rao Priya S. and Dr. Jadhav R. S.

ABSTRACT

The plant Bauhinia racemosa (L) belong to the Leguminosae family it is popularly known as “Apta” in Marathi, kanchnal” in hindi other common name include mountain ebony & kachnar (India & Pakistan ). The bark and leaves are known to cure skin disease, throat troubles tumors chronic, dysentery, headache &malaria. The tree is demonstrated to have anti-oxidant & hepato-protective effect the extract of leaves to show analgesic, antipyretic anti-inflammatory, antispasmodic, anthelmintic & Anti-microbial activity as well the tree has antitumor qualities and is widely used in ayurveda to treat first stage cancer. Chemical constituents such as ß-sitosterol and ß-amyrin were isolated from stem bark of this plant. Also Five flavonols (kaempferol&quercetin) to cumarins (scopoletin & scopolin ) were isolated from leaves of the plant stilbene (resveratrol )was isolated from the heartwood of Bauhinia racemosa.

Keywords: Bauhinia racemosa, Analgesic activity, Antimicrobial Activity.