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Gray nickerbean, Caesalpinia bonduc, is something of a world traveler, having established itself on tropical and subtropical beaches throughout the world, including Florida. Its secret is its buoyant, gray beans, able to float at sea for months at a time and remain viable before finding a home on some faraway land.
Caesalpinia Bonducella commonly known as Bonduc nut, Fever nut or Gray nicker is a large, thorny, straggling, shrub belonging to the plant family Fabaceae or Leguminosae (Pea family). The plant is native to hotter places in India, Sri Lanka and Burma.
Caesalpinia bonducella (synonym Caesalpinia bonduc) is a plant belonging to the Caesalpiniaceae family. It is one of the important herbs found in folklore medicine, and its medicinal uses have been quoted in various Ayurvedic texts and scriptures.
Latakaranja is an Ayurvedic herb. Its botanical name is Caesalpinia bonduc. It is known as Fever nut in English. Its seeds generate intense heat on rubbing.
Gray Nickarbean or Sea Pearl. Caesalpinia bonduc. "Another name for the Caesalpinia bonduc seed specifically is Nickar Nut, from a Jamaican word 'nickar'. Nickar seems to have come from the Dutch word 'knikker', which was a boy's baked clay marble." Gray Nickarbean flowers.
Caesalpinia bonduc L. is a pivotal medicinal plant that belongs to the family Caesalpiniaceae. The plant is widely distributed found throughout India especially in the coastal areas. It is extensively used in traditional medical systems such as Ayurveda, Siddha, Homoeopathy, and Unani.
The key terms, traditional uses, phytochemicals, and pharmacological potential along with the following keywords: Guilandina bonduc, C. bonduc, C. bonducens, C. crista, fever nut, Latakaranja, Kasharchikai, and Kalarchikai were used to retrieve the data in the plant to compile this review.
Ethnopharmacological relevance: Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. [Family: Fabaceae (Caesalpiniaceae)], known as bonduc nut or fever nut, has been used in India for many years to treat fever, inflammation, diabetes, cardiovascular disorder, cancer and also for birth control.
Annotated catalogue of the flowering plants of São Tomé and Príncipe. Bothalia, A Journal of Botanical Research 41: 41-82. [Cited as Caesalpinia bonduc.] Flores-Palacios, A., Martínez-Gómez, J.E. & Curry, R.L. (2009).
Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb. has been used traditionally owing to its multiple pharmacological properties. Its current use in PCOS treatment is gaining popularity among Indians due to its ability to reverse irregularities in menstrual cycle and lower testosterone levels.