Three-leaved caper
Scientific name of Three-leaved caper: Crataeva magna/ Crataeva nurvala
Name of Three-leaved caper in different languages:-
Sanskrit: Thikth, Pashuganda,
Malayalam: Neermathalam നീർമാതളം
Useful plant parts of Three-leaved caper: bark, leaves, bark of roots
Plant Description:
Three-leaved caper (Crateva Religiosa) is a deciduous tree commonly found in the wetland area, like banks of rivers, grows to 9m - 12m tall, leaves are tripinnate, pale green, oblong, tapered at the apex. The flowers are yellowish- white, 4 petals, up to 2.5 cm long and 2 cm wide, flowers occur in December to April. Fruits are berry, green to red when ripe.
Leaf Arrangement
| Shape-Lanceolate | Margin-Entire | Venation-pinnate |
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Medicinal uses:
Antioxidant, and it is used to cure renal calculi, helminthiasis, dysuria, inflammations, abscesses, to remove bladder stone and kidney stone.
How to prepare medicines:
Three-leaved caper is the one of the ingredients in the Ayurveda medicines like-
Dhanvantaram Ghritam
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