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Bauhinia purpurea L. Family : Fabaceae Common name : Purple orchid tree, Borda (Odia) Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha India

Bauhinia purpurea L.
Family : Fabaceae
Common name : Purple orchid tree, Borda (Odia) 
Location : Bhubaneswar, Odisha India

Medicinal uses :
✔ It is widely used as an antidiabetic agent. 
✔ It is also used against diarrhoea, dysentery, goitre.
✔ The bark, leaves and flowers is useful in the cure of gall bladder, kidney stones . 

Sweta Mishra
Biodiversity and Conservation Lab.
Bhubaneswar, Odisha India

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