Medicinal uses, phytochemistry and pharmacology of Bauhinia racemosa lam

Bauhinia racemosa Lam. is a tall sized tree growing throughout Srilanka, China, India and Pakistan. Various parts of the plant have great medicinal potential in folklore medicine and used in diarrhoea, fever, skin diseases, cough, malaria etc. Analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic, antispasmodic, antiulcer, cytotoxicity and hypotensive activities of Bauhinia racemosa have been reported. Different parts of this plant contain β-amyrin, β-sitosterol, kaempferol, quercetin, scopoletin, scopolin and tannins.