Crateva magna

Crateva magna is a small wild or cultivated tree native to India, China, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Burma, Indo-China, Indonesia, and Malaysia.[1] It is often found along streams,[2] also in dry, deep boulder formations in Sub-Himalayan tracts.

Crateva magna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Crateva
Species:
C. magna
Binomial name
Crateva magna
(Lour.) DC
Synonyms
  • Capparis magna Lour.
  • Crateva lophosperma Kurz
  • Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham.
  • Triclanthera corymbosa Raf.

Crateva nurvala is now generally considered to be a synonym of this species.[3]

Uses

Medicinal uses

The dried bark is used raw drug in traditional systems of medicine in India such as Ayurveda, siddha etc. The decoction of bark is internally administered to cure diseases like renal calculi, dysuria, helminthiasis, inflammations and abscesses. The decoction exhibits actions like carminative, laxative, thermogenic, diuretic, lithontriptic, expectorant and demulcent.[4] The leaf and stem bark have been evaluated for their antioxidant activity and inhibition of key enzymes relevant to hyperglycemia.[5]

Parts used

Dried bark and leaves are used for medicinal purposes.[6]

References
  1. Mingli Zhang and Gordon C. Tucker (2008), "Crateva magna (Loureiro) Candolle, Prodr. 1: 243. 1824", Flora of China Online, 7
  2. Nalini, MS; Mahesh, B; Tejesvi, MV; Prakash, HS; Subbaiah, V; Kini, KR; Shetty, HS (2005). "Fungal endophytes from the three-leaved caper, Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC. (Capparidaceae)". Mycopathologia. 159 (2): 245–9. doi:10.1007/s11046-004-5497-y. PMID 15770450. S2CID 8488022.
  3. "Images and Information of Crataeva magna". Indian Medicinal Plants Database. Institute for Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine.
  4. Bhattacharjee, Atanu; Shashidhara, Shastry Chakrakodi; Aswathanarayana (2012). "Phytochemical and ethno-pharmacological profile of Crataeva nurvala Buch-Hum (Varuna): A review". Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 2 (2): S1162–8. doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60379-7.
  5. Loganayaki, Nataraj; Manian, Sellamuthu (2012). "Evaluation of Indian sacred tree Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC. For antioxidant activity and inhibition of key enzymes relevant to hyperglycemia". Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 113 (3): 378–80. doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.10.020. PMID 22196938.
  6. http://www.tkdl.res.in/tkdl/langdefault/common/Home.asp?GL=Eng%5B%5D Archived July 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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