Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Three-leaved caper

Plant

English

Three-leaved caper, Varuna

Latin

Crateva magna (Lour.) DC., Crateva nurvala Buch.-Ham., Crataeva nurvala Buch.-Ham.

Plantparts

Cortex, Fresh leaves, Root bark, Stem, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Alleviating, Alterative, Antifebrile, Antiinflammatory, antiinflammatory agent, Anti-Lithic, Antipyretic, aperient, Calculous affections, catharic, Cathartic, complaints of urinary system, concretion, Demulcent, disorders of the urinary passage, diuretic, Febrifugal, febrifuge, formation of calculus, General inflammation, General inflammations, good for the stomach, Herbal tonic, improve the complexion, Inflammation, inflammation in general, inflammations, Inflammations in general, laxative, lithiasis, mitigating, movements of the bowel, palliative, problems in the urinary system, purgative, Pyretic, reduce fevers, relieves fevers, Rubefacient, snakebite, Snake bites, stomach atony, stomach debility, stomachic, stomach lassitude, stomach tonic, suffer from stone, Tonic, Urinary diseases, urinary disorders, urinary problems, Urinary tract ailments, Urinary-tract diseases, Urinary trophorestorative, Used in the treatment of snake bites, weak stomach

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in Nepal

Ingredients

 flavonoid, Glucosinolates, saponin, sterol, Tanning agents

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn2006

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