About this item

• Codariocalyx motorius is a tropical and subtropical plant native to Southeast Asia, including countries like India, Indonesia, and Malaysia.
• It is a small, perennial plant that belongs to the Fabaceae family, which is also known as the pea family
• The plant is often referred to as the “dancing plant” because of its unique ability to move its leaves in response to stimuli like touch, light, and heat.
• The movement of the leaves is caused by rapid turgor changes in specific cells at the base of the leaflets, a process known as thigmonasty.

Bonchandal Plant Medicinal Uses

It has traditionally been used in Chinese Medicine to treat various ailments such as rheumatism, cough, malaria, pyrexia, dysentery, hepatitis, haemoptysis, etc.