Crateva magna

Crateva magna
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Capparaceae
Genus: Crateva
Species:
C. magna
Binomial name
Crateva magna
Synonyms[1]
  • Capparis magna Lour.
  • Crateva lophosperma Kurz
  • Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham.
  • Crateva religiosa var. nurvula (Buch.-Ham.) Hook.f. & Thomson
  • Triclanthera corymbosa Raf.

Crateva magna is a species of flowering plant in the family Capparaceae.[1][2]

It is a small wild or cultivated tree native to Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Java, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Tibet, and Vietnam.[1][3] It is often found along streams,[4] and also in dry, deep boulder formations in Sub-Himalayan tracts.

Crateva nurvala is now generally considered to be a synonym of this species.[5]

Uses

Medicinal uses

The dried bark is used as a raw drug in traditional systems of medicine in India, such as Ayurveda, siddha etc. A decoction of the bark is internally administered to cure diseases like renal calculi, dysuria, helminthiasis, inflammations and abscesses. The decoction has carminative, laxative, thermogenic, diuretic, lithontriptic, expectorant and demulcent actions.[6] The leaf and stem bark have been evaluated for their antioxidant activity and the inhibition of key enzymes relevant to hyperglycemia.[7]

Parts used

The dried bark and leaves are used for medicinal purposes.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Crateva magna (Lour.) DC". Plants of the World Online. The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "Crateva magna (Lour.) DC". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000. n.d. Retrieved July 3, 2025.
  3. ^ Mingli Zhang and Gordon C. Tucker (2008), "Crateva magna (Loureiro) Candolle, Prodr. 1: 243. 1824", Flora of China Online, vol. 7
  4. ^ Nalini, MS; Mahesh, B; Tejesvi, MV; Prakash, HS; Subbaiah, V; Kini, KR; Shetty, HS (2005). "Fungal endophytes from the three-leaved caper, Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC. (Capparidaceae)". Mycopathologia. 159 (2): 245–9. doi:10.1007/s11046-004-5497-y. PMID 15770450. S2CID 8488022.
  5. ^ "Images and Information of Crataeva magna". Indian Medicinal Plants Database. Institute for Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine.
  6. ^ Bhattacharjee, Atanu; Shashidhara, Shastry Chakrakodi; Aswathanarayana (2012). "Phytochemical and ethno-pharmacological profile of Crataeva nurvala Buch-Hum (Varuna): A review". Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine. 2 (2): S1162–8. doi:10.1016/S2221-1691(12)60379-7.
  7. ^ Loganayaki, Nataraj; Manian, Sellamuthu (2012). "Evaluation of Indian sacred tree Crataeva magna (Lour.) DC. For antioxidant activity and inhibition of key enzymes relevant to hyperglycemia". Journal of Bioscience and Bioengineering. 113 (3): 378–80. doi:10.1016/j.jbiosc.2011.10.020. PMID 22196938.
  8. ^ http://www.tkdl.res.in/tkdl/langdefault/common/Home.asp?GL=Eng Archived July 23, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
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