Bauhinia Purpurea Extract

About Bauhinia Purpurea Extract

Bauhinia purpurea, also known as the butterfly tree, is a flowering plant with many traditional medicinal uses:

Anti-inflammatory: Used to treat pain, inflammation, epilepsy, and convulsions

Anti-ulcer: Decoctions of the plant are used as a wash solution for ulcers

Antibacterial: The leaf extract of the plant has potential as an antibacterial agent

Anti-diabetic: The plant has antidiabetic properties

Antioxidant: The plant has antioxidant properties

Hepatoprotective: The chloroform extract of the plant has a liver protective effect

Nephroprotective: The plant has nephroprotective properties

Anti-diarrheal: The bark of the plant is used as an astringent to treat diarrhea