Botanical Name: Caesalpinia sappan Linn.
Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Names in different Indian languages
|
English |
Sappan |
|
Hindi |
Patamg, bakam |
|
Kannada |
Sappange |
|
Malayalam |
Sappangam, patimukam |
|
Sanskrit |
Pattanga |
|
Tamil |
Patangam, Anaikuntrumani |
|
Telugu |
Bakaraucakka |
|
Unani |
Bakam |
|
Folk |
Synonyms
Pattanga, Patanga, Pattraanga, Raktasaara, Ranjana, Pataranjaka, Suranga, Kuchandana
Morphology
Medium sized thorny tree
Leaves – compound
Flower – yellow, axillary
Fruit – pod
Action & uses:
emmenagogue, antidiarrhoeal,skin diseases.
Chemical constituents:
Brazilin, amyrin glucoside, juglone
Descriptions on Ayurveda books / Nighandu:
