Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
The orchid tree is a genus of more than 200 species. The genus was
named after the Bauhin brothers, Swiss-French botanists. The
leaves share the double-leaf configuration of a heart, or more
popularly, that of a butterfly.
Botany
Distribution
Ornamental.
Parts used
Constituents
- Yields flavonoids:quercetin, rutin, apigenin and apigenin 7-O-
glucoside.
Uses
Culinary
- The bark is used for the treatment of skin diseases, scrofula and
ulcers.
Antibacterial:
Antibacterial:
Antiinflammatory:
Study isolated six flavonoids and one triterpene caffeate. The seven
compound significantly and dose-dependently inhibited function
involved in the inflammatory proceses. Results support the folkloric
use of BV in its use for inflammatory conditions.
Chemopreventive / Cytotoxic:
Antitumor / Cytotoxic:
Antioxidant / Antihyperlipidemic:
Immunomodulatory:
Immunomodulatory:
Anti-Diabetic:
Antihelmintic:
Hypolipidemic:
Anti-Obesity Effect:
Chemopreventive:
Antimutagenic:
Anti-Eosinophilic:
Anti-Ulcer / Analgesic:
Chemopreventive / Cytotoxic:
Antioxidant:
Study showed the extract of leaves of G. pentaphylla and Bauhinia
variegata inhibited free radical scavenging activity. The effect was
attributed to flavonoids, phenolics and other phytochemical
constituents.
Anti-Inflammatory:
Nephroprotective / Leaves:
Anti-Inflammatory / Leaves:
Availability
Ornamental cultivation.