Botanical
Name: Caesalpinia bonduc
Common
Name: Bonduc Fruit, Fever Nut, Nicker Nut
Synonyms:
Caesalpinia Crista
Sanskrit: Latakaranja, Putikaranja, Pootikaranja, Kantaki Karanja
Hindi:
Karanja, Karanjuaa, Kaantaa Karanj
Tamil:
Kazharchikkaai, Kazharchikai, Kalachikai, Kalarchikai
Bengali:
Kaantaa Karanjaa, Naataa, Naataa Karanjaa
Gujarati:
Kaanchakaa, Kaanka, Kachka
Kannada:
Gajjike Kaayi, Gajkai
Malayalam:
Marathi: Saagar gotaa, Gajarghotaa, Gaajagaa
Oriya: Kotokolejaa
Telugu: Gachchakaay
Urdu: Akitmakit
Unani: Karanjwaa
Description:
Caesalpinia bonduc, commonly known as Gray Nicker, is a species of flowering plant in the senna family (Family: Fabaceae) is an important medicinal plant, which is widely distributed in the tropical and subtropical regions of Asia and the Caribbean. In Bangladesh, this plant is abundant in forests and village thickets of Dhaka and North Bengal. The plant is known as Nata in Bengali and fever nut or nicker nut in English. Different parts of the plant have extensive uses in folk medicines for the treatment of a variety of diseases. This
plant is an extensive, shrubby, wild, perennial climber. It is distributed
throughout tropical parts of India. For medicinal purpose, Seeds, nuts, root,
bark, and leaves are used. The various part of plant exhibits antiperiodic,
antispasmodic, anthelmintic and febrifuge properties.
In
Ayurveda Latakaranja refers to plant Caesalpinia bonduc. In Ayurveda Latakaranj
beej are used in treatment variety of diseases such as swelling, piles, cough,
nausea, tumour, skin diseases, diabetes, gout, etc. The seeds are taken in dose
of 1-3 grams for medicinal purpose.
Medicinal
Benefits:
Caesalpinia
bonducella is used in traditional medicine system for treatment of wide variety
of ailments. The seeds of plant has anthelmintic, fever reducing, abortion
stimulating, menstrual flow improving, urine stimulating, adaptogenic,
antimicrobial, muscle contractile and abdominal pain relieving properties. They
also checks nausea and vomiting when used in combination with clove or black
pepper.
The
seeds are stimulant to the uterus, improve the menstrual discharge in
oligomenorrhea and reduce the pain in lower abdominal region. The skin of the
seed is extremely beneficial in the treatment of leucorrhea.
For
fever, the seed powder is mixed with equal part black pepper powder. The
prepared mix powder is taken in dose of 15-30 grains by adults and 3-4 grains
by children.
In
liver disorders, seed powder is administered with goat milk.
In
case of abdominal pain 2-3 seeds of plant are crushed to make powder and
administered orally.
The
seed powder reduces blood sugar level and taken with water for treatment of
diabetes.
Seed
and long pepper powders with honey has good expectorant effect and given in
cold, cough and respiratory illness.
An
oil prepared from seeds and castor oil is applied externally on hydrocele.
The
seeds are stimulant to the uterus, improve the menstrual discharge in
oligomenorrhea and reduce the pain in lower abdominal region.
Gachhakaya
is the best medication for malarial fever.
The
skin of the seed being astringent is beneficial as a medicament for diarrhea,
dysentery and colitis.
The
leaves fried in ghee, eliminate vata and relieve constipation, hence valuable
in piles.
During
postpartum period, the abdominal pain is eliminated with the roasted seed
powder, asafetida, ghee and little amount of salt. The seeds powder, given with
milk, controls the diarrhea.
The
skin of the seed being astringent is beneficial as a medicament for diarrhea,
dysentery and colitis.
General Usage:
Take 3gram powder after breakfast mixing with Pepper & drink after filtering or as advised by the Naturopaths
Note: Siddha treatment is based on complete physical examination of the patient, Naadi diagnosis, and other diagnostic criteria of the disease. The content given in this article is purely meant for information and education purpose only. Kindly consult a Siddha physician before any sort of self medication.
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