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
