Caesalpinia bonduc, Kazhanji, Kazhanchikkuru, Fever nut, Bonduc nut, കഴഞ്ചി, കഴഞ്ചിക്കുരു

Family: Fabaceae
Vernacular names: Kazhanji, Kazhanchikkuru, കഴഞ്ചി, കഴഞ്ചിക്കുരു (Malayalam), Fever nut, Bonduc nut (English), Latakaranjah (Sanskrit), Gatan (Hindi), Kalichikkai (Tamil)
Distribution: Paleotropics
Description: Woody climbers. Leaves bipinnate, ovate or elliptic-oblong. Racemes supra-axillary or terminal, many-flowered, yellow; seeds 1 or 2, sub globose, greyish-white.
Habit: Climbers/Lianas
Habitat: Evergreen and moist deciduous forests, also in sacred groves
Flowering & Fruiting: March-May

Parts used: Root bark, leaves and seeds
Properties & Uses: Anthelmintic, anti-pyretic, expectorant and febrifuge. The root bark is used to treat fever, cough, asthma, intestinal worms, colic and dyspepsia. The seeds are used in inflammations, cough, asthma, leprosy, skin diseases and dysentery.
Systems of Medicines: Ayurveda, Folk,
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