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Bauhinia forficata
Bauhinia forficata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Magnoliopsida
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:	Cercideae
Genus:	Bauhinia
Species:	B. forficata
Binomial name
Bauhinia forficata Link

Pata de vaca (Bauhinia forficata) is a tree in the legume family native to Brazil and Peru that is used in tea form as a natural treatment for diabetes. It is said to be a natural insulin substitute or a "vegetable insulin", a teabag's worth of which can be consumed after a meal to lower blood sugar levels.

External links

• Its entry in the tropical plant database
• Research indentifying useful chemical extracted from Pata de vaca

From Wikispecies

Bauhinia forficata

Taxonavigation

Classification System: APG II (down to family level)

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Cladus: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiospermae
Cladus: Eudicots
Cladus: core eudicots
Cladus: Rosids
Cladus: Eurosids I
Ordo: Fabales
Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Cercideae
Subtribus: Bauhiniinae
Genus: Bauhinia
Species: : Bauhinia forficata
Subspecies: B. forficata subsp. forficata - B. forficata subsp. pruinosa

Name

Bauhinia forficata Link

References

• Enumeratio Plantarum Horti Regii Berolinensis Altera. Berolini [Berlin] 1:404. 1821
• USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. [1]

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