Scientific name:
Bauhinia Verigata
Local name : Kanchan, Kachnar Orchid Tree, Panchakati, Camel Foot Tree, etc
Mid sized, drought resistant, flowering Kanchan tree found in India and other South Asian countries is native to our tropical region and used as roadside Avenue trees
Kanchan flowers come in purple, white, yellow, pink colours.
Most part of this commonly seen Kanchan tree have medicinal benefits like the bark, leaves, pods, flower, seeds, etc.
Tribals eat the flowers and pods by making juice, kadha, sabzi, pickles, gulkand, drying it up, etc.
Health benefits of consuming Kanchan flowers, leaves and bark in raw/ kadha/powder form r:
* Kills stomach worms
* Subsides all swellings/knot/malignancy/tumor in body
* Heals thyroid issues
* Heals Jaundice/liver ailments
* Improves skin health
* Removes odour in mouth/heals tooth and gum issues
* Removes Kidney stones/heals urinary issues.
This tree is unfortunately confused with Apta tree and the leaves of this tree is distributed during dassera festivities erroneously. Plant this easy to grow native tree as much as possible.