Bauhinia malabarica herb

Bauhinia malabarica Roxb. has been used in Thai traditional medicine for wound healing, as a diuretic, to fight dysentery and as an emmenagogue. Several flavonols have been found in Bauhinia malabarica herb including 6,8-di-C-methylkaempferol 3-methyl ether, kaempferol, afzelin, quercetin, isoquercitrin, quercitrin, and hyperoside.

Bauhinia malabarica herb also has antimalarial substances such as preracemosols A and B.

Bauhinia malabarica seed compostion
Bauhinia malabarica.seeds have higher amount of crude lipid when compared with most of the domesticated pulses. The seeds are rich in minerals like Ca, Mg and Fe. Glutelins (45%) constitute the major seed protein fraction followed by globulins which account for about 34%. Cystine and methionine are found to be the limiting essential amino acids; whereas tyrosine and phenylalanine content are fairly high. The unsaturated fatty acids, oleic acid and linoleic acid, are predominant seed lipids.

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