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KMID : 1200820210210040645
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Oriental Pharmacy and Experimental Medicine
2021 Volume.21 No. 4 p.645 ~ p.653
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Bauhinia variegata: a comprehensive review on bioactive compounds, health benefits and utilization
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Sharma Kartik
Kumar Vikas
Kumar Satish
Sharma Rakesh
Mehta C. M.
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Abstract
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Kachnar (Bauhinia variegata) is distributed throughout the India and world. Its each part (flowers, stem, seed, root, bark, leaves) contains numerous phytochemicals like flavonoids, tannins, kaempferol, terpenoids, saponins, cardiac glycosides and quercetin which plays a vital role in promoting human health and hence this tree has gained popularity as a medicinal tree traditionally and being utilized for curing different diseases. Despite of its composition and various health benefits, its commercial utilization is still limited because of its availability at limited places for limited time; therefore the demand of the present era is to explore this plant for its utilization in food and pharmacy industry with scientific intervention. The present review brings into limelight the literature of the traditional uses, phytochemical properties and therapeutic aspects of this underutilized plant.
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KEYWORD
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Kachnar, Bauhinia variega, Phytochemicals, Medicinal tree
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