| PlantID | 0039 |
| Botanical Name | Balanites aegyptiaca |
| Common Name | Hingota |
| Classification | | Kingdom: | Plantae | | Subkingdom: | Tracheobionta | | Division: | Magnoliophyta | | Class: | Magnoliopsida | | Subclass: | Rosidae | | Order: | Sapindales | | Family: | Zygophyllaceae | | Genus: | Balanites | | Species: | aegyptiaca |
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| Part used | Fruits, seeds, leaves, bark and root. |
| Medicinal Properties | Anthelmintic, cathartic, expectorant, antibacterial, antifunggal and purgative |
| Medicinal Use | Useful in burns, cough, colic, headache and to improve lactation. It is purgative and anthelmintic and also fixes nitrogen. |
| Chemistry | Sapogenins, diosgenin and yamogenin |
| Cultivation | NA |
| Regional Habitat | Planted in various type of soil types, it varries from sand to heavy clay and also grows in various climatic moisture levels, from arid to subhumid. |
| Description | It is a herb. Armed deciduous, bushy shrub or small tree and height of about 2 to 4 meters. The leaves are 2 foliate, petiolate. The leaflets are elliptical. The flowers are pale greenish. The flowering season is July to December.
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