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Bauhinia variegata L.

Summary
It is commonly known as Kachnar and belongs to the family Fabaceae. Flowers of this plant are edible as vegetable. It is a good source of polyphenols and vitamins such as Kaempferol-3-O-rutinoside, p-Coumaric acid, Caffeic acid and Vitamin E (α-tocopherol). Kachnar extracts shows anti-inflammatory, anti-tumor and immunomodulatory properties by decreasing the production of Nitric oxide (NO), inducing apoptosis by increasing the levels of GSH and increasing proliferation of Th1 cytokines, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells.

Mode of Consumption : Leaves & flower buds fried, cooked, seeds roasted
Plant Details Agro-climatic Zone Vernacular Names Pictures
Scientific Name: Bauhinia variegata L.
Family: Fabaceae Lindl.
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Genus: Bauhinia Plum. ex L.
Fruiting Season: February to April
Parts: Flower
  • North-Western Mountain Region
 Himachal Pradesh : Kachnar

Flower
Compound/Extract Activity Mode of Action Marker/References
Hydro-methanolic extract of stem, bark, flower, and budsAnti-tumorHydro-methanolic extract of stem, bark, flower, and buds increases levels of GSH in the liver, kidney, and blood and initiates apoptosis in the tumor cells.GSH and caspase enzymes[4]
Hydro-methanolic extract of stem, bark, flower, and budsImmunomodulatoryHydro-methanolic extract of stem, bark, flower, and buds tends to increase CD4+ and CD8+ T cells, reduce the concentration of IL-4, and IL10, and enhance the proliferation of Th1 cytokines and T cells.IL-4, IL10, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells[1]
Flower extractAnti-inflammatoryFlower extract inhibits the Nitric Oxide (NO) production in the cells.NO[3]
Major Class Metabolites (Content of bioactives: mg/100g Fresh Weight)
FlavanoidKaempferol-3-O-rutinoside: 22.64 mg/100g[3]
Phenolic acidCaffeic acid: 19.6 mg/100g, p-coumaric acid: 16 mg/100g[3]
Vitaminα-Tocopherol: 0.38 mg/100g[3]
Effect Observation DOI
Disease Formulation Reference Author TKDL
Scrofula / Cervical lymphadenitisKanchanar KwathaSharangadhara SamhitaSharangadhara charya, Translated by Smt. Shailaja Srivastava, Published by Chaukhamba Orientalia, Varanasi, Edn. 2nd, 1998.Ayurveda
Information from Wealth of India Reference
  • The leaves and buds are edible.
 CSIR(1948).The Wealth of India, Raw materials,Vol.-I ,P.161, New Delhi, India
    CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Jorhat-6, Assam, India
    CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur-61,Himachal Pradesh, India