PATA OF COW
bauhinia candicans
PATA OF COW
bauhinia candicans
Bauhinia candicans Benth.
Names:
"cow's hoof, " "leg of goat", "buey leg", "false mahogany, " "Mahogany of the country", "uaká - lâpi / á" (cow's foot) into Toba
language
.
Geographical distribution and habitat:
Grows in
Brazil
, Paraguay, Uruguay and
Argentina
(Jujuy, Salta, Formosa,
Chaco
, Corrientes, Misiones, Entre Rios, Santa Fe and Buenos Aires) in the ravines of rivers.
Brief description of the plant:
Tree crown rounded, with goads in knots. Bilobuladas sheets of S - 1 5 cm. length or truncated base ACORAZONADO. Large flowers with 5 petals white, solitary or grouped in clusters pauciflora shorts. Flowers in January.
Uses and part used:
Against
diabetes
.
stomach
, digestive and antitussive, leaves, astringent and antiseptic in gargarismos, leaves and bark. In the manufacture of furniture, wood. It is
a
kind ornarnental and used in afforestation.
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