Family : Caesalpiniaceae
English : Variegated Bauhinia, Mountain Ebony
Hindi : Kanchanar
Gujarati : Kanchanar
Sanskrit : kanchnar, Kovidara
Part used : Bark
Family : Caesalpiniaceae
English : Variegated Bauhinia, Mountain Ebony
Hindi : Kanchanar
Gujarati : Kanchanar
Sanskrit : kanchnar, Kovidara
Part used : Bark
Botanical Description: A moderate- sized deciduous tree with vertically cracked grey bark, wood moderately hard, grayish brown with irregular darker patches; leaves simple ovate, rounded at apex, 10-15 cm long, pubescent beneath; when young, coriaceous; flowers white or pink, the uppermost petal darker and variegated, usually appearing before the leaves in short axillary or terminal racemes, stamens 5, staminodes absent, fruits flat dehiscent pods, seeds 10-15. Flowering and fruting January to July.
It is widely found in India.
Rasa : Kasaya
Guna : Laghu, Ruksa
Virya : Sita
Vipaka : Katu
Karma : Dipana, Grahi,
Tradosahara, Gandavrddhihara.
Modern Pharmacological Action:Bauhinia variegata is reported to have antibacterial activity and also showed antifungal activity.