Bauhinia purpurea L.
Family : Fabaceae
Common name : Purple orchid tree, Borda (Odia)
Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha India
Medicinal uses :
✔ It is widely used as an antidiabetic agent.
✔ It is also used against diarrhoea, dysentery, goitre.
✔ The bark, leaves and flowers is useful in the cure of gall bladder, kidney stones .
Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha India