Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Family: Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae Common name: Fever nut, ganga, kalinga

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. 

Family: Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae

Common name: Fever nut, ganga, kalinga

Habit: Climber

Plant of riparian ecology

Uses:

✔ Seeds yield a fatty oil used as a cosmetic and for discharges from the ear. 

✔ Leaves and bark are febrifuge.

✔ The fruit of this herb helps to treat wounds, piles, urinary disorders and leucorrhoe. 

Sweta Mishra

Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 

Ambika Prasad Research Foundation

Cuttack, Odisha India