[[File:Psoralea Corylifolia.jpg|thumb|350px|left|Psoralea Corylifolia]]
Other Names : Babchi, Bu Gu Zhi, Babechi, Kushtanashini, Fountain bush, West Indian Satinwood, Somaraji, Bavachi, Habuch, Bakuchi, Bavanchalu, Ravoli<br>Bakuchi is an Ayurvedic herb. It belongs to Fabaceae family.
==Special Precautions of Psoralea Corylifolia==
P. corylifolia has been implicated in at least one case of severe hepatotoxicity in a 64-year-old woman who self-medicated with a variety of Aryuvedic herbs for her vitiligo. The authors identify psoralens as "the primary candidate causing the hepatotoxic reaction".
==Benefits and uses of Psoralea Corylifolia are==
P. corylifolia extract contains a number of chemical compounds including flavonoids (neobavaisoflavone, isobavachalcone, bavachalcone, bavachinin, bavachin, corylin, corylifol, corylifolin and 6-prenylnaringenin), coumarins (psoralidin, psoralen, isopsoralen and angelicin) and meroterpenes (bakuchiol and 3-hydroxybakuchiol).
* efficacy against skin diseases including leucoderma
* menopause to fight signs and symptoms of estrogen deficiency. There is limited evidence in humans currently, so most conclusions are based upon animal models and in vitro research.
* some promise for the purpose of bone regeneration in several rat models of menopause, and this appears to be traceable to several different molecules; the class of prenylated isoflavones appears to enhance bone cell differentiation and said rat studies have confirmed an increase in bone mass.