Botanical name : Caesalpinia bonduc (Linn.) Roxb.
Family : Caesalpiniaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Latakaranja, Kuberakshi, Kandakikaranja, Karsha.
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa    : Katu, Tikta
Guna   : Lakhu, Rooksha, Teekshna
Virya   : Ushna
Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English     : Fever nut
Hindi        : Kandkeraj, Kantikaranja
Malayalam    : Kazhanji
Distribution – Throughout India growing in waste land and coastal areas.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A large thorny shrub grows up to 6 meters in height. Leaves bipinnate, large, pinnate 7 pairs, leaflets 3-8 pairs; flowers yellow, found in long pedunculated axillary racemes; fruits pods, covered with prickles all around; seeds oblong, hard and grey.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated tridosha, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, fever, cough, worms, flatulence, dyspepsia, jaundice, arthritis, splenomegaly and diabetes.
Useful part    :    Root, Bark, Leaves Seeds. 

Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD