Botanical description, phytochemistry, traditional uses, and pharmacology of Crataeva nurvala Buch. Ham.: an updated review

Future Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences

Table 1 Traditional uses of C. nurvala

S. No.	Plant part(s)	Formulations	Uses
1.	Leaves	Leaf juice with coconut milk and ghee	Rheumatism [18, 31, 32]
		Poultice/paste of fresh leaves with little vinegar, lime juice or lime water, or hot water is prepared	Rubefacient effect on skin and as vesicant, for longer use [31, 32]
		Leaf paste	Applied to soles of feet to relieve swelling and burning sensation [18, 31, 32]
		Leaf decoction	Flatulence and stomach pain [24]
2.	Stem bark	Decoction of bark prepared by bruising and boiling 4 ounces of bark in 1 1/2 pints of water till reduced to 1 pint and then strained and cooled	Useful in bladder stone, fever, vomiting, gastric irritation. and as tonic [8, 18, 35,36,37]
2.	Stem bark	Decoction of bark	Useful in scrofulous enlargement of glands under lower jaw and swollen testicles [8, 18, 35,36,37]
3.	Root and bark	Embrocation formed by boiling root and bark in oil	Reduced body pain and strain [8, 18]
4.	Root, bark, and Leaves	Compound decoction of root, bark, leaves with ginger, carbonate of potash, honey and water	Effective in ascites, urinary disorders, calculous affection [8, 18, 35,36,37]
5.	Leaves and Root	Mixed with cocoanut juice and ghee, served as food	Reduce corpulence [35]