B. vahlii is also used
as a phytoremediative species in the Himalayan
region (Dhar and Upreti 1999). In Nepal, the
flowers are used in curries and as fodder for cattle
(Singh et al. 2012). B. variegata has numerous
medicinal properties; among them antiinflammatory
and antibacterial activity (Rajkapoor
et al. 2006; Parekh and Chanda 2007). Bauhinia
racemosa is a sacred Hindu tree whose bark
is used to treat inflammation, chronic dysentery,
diarrhea, glandular inflammations, ulcer, goiter and
some skin diseases (Rajanna et al. 2011). Bioactivities
include anti-inflammatory, analgesic, antipyretic
(Gupta et al. 2005), antitumor, antioxidant,
antimicrobial (Gupta et al. 2004; Kumar et al