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Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. Family: Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae Common name: Fever nut, ganga, kalinga

Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. 
Family: Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae
Common name: Fever nut, ganga, kalinga
Habit: Climber
Plant of riparian ecology

Uses:
✔ Seeds yield a fatty oil used as a cosmetic and for discharges from the ear. 
✔ Leaves and bark are febrifuge.
✔ The fruit of this herb helps to treat wounds, piles, urinary disorders and leucorrhoe. 

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab. 
Ambika Prasad Research Foundation
Cuttack, Odisha India 

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