A REVIEW ON PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIVITIES AND IMPORTANT HEALTH BENEFITS OF BAUHINIA VARIEGATE

Author: Sonu, Rakesh Sharma, Mamta Sharma

Abstract:
Bauhinia variegate is found throughout the India. Its various part like leaves, stem, seeds, flowers, root, and bark contains various phytoconstituents like terpenoids, tannins, saponins, and flavonoids like quercetin which showed an important role in health of human thus the herbal medicine extracted from Bauhinia variegate has being used for treating different disorders. The pharmacological properties of Kachnar are antioxidant, immunomodulatory, nephroprotective, antiurolithiatic, diabetic, antiulcer, hepatoprotective, and antimicrobial. Kachnar is also utilized usually as a nutraceuticals purposes. In terms of nutritional values its flower petals and flower buds are used for food preparations like curry and pakoda recipes. Traditionally, Bauhinia variegate is being used as a drug for treating the following conditions like infammation, diarrhoea, obesity and menorrhagia, dropping the gastric discharge level, headache during fever, treatment of stomachache and dyspepsia,. Ayurveda preparations are also available in market for example Kanchnara Varuna Kwatha, Vidangarishta, Ushirasava, Kanchanara Guggulu, Chandanasava,Kanchan gutika, Gulkand Kanchanara, Gandamala kundan rasa, and Kanchanaradi Kwatha, Kanchanara drava,. But now a days the scientists trying to manufacturing its utilization in pharmaceutical industry. The present review showed the literature of the traditional uses, phytochemical properties and therapeutic uses of kachnar plant and in promoting human health. There is also a requirement for additional revision to establish scientific data to scope of profits of Bauhinia variegata on human health. Thus this plant has most popularity as curing different diseases relating to human health.