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Acacia chundra - Khadira

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Khadira, Acacia chundra

Acacia chundra or Acacia catechu (Linn.f.) Willd. Family: Leguminosae is a perennial, deciduous moderate sized tree found in Asia, India and in the Indian Ocean area. It grows 12 to 15 metres in height. Found mostly in dry part of India.

Uses

Skin deseases, Leukaemia, Dysentery, Stomatatis, Sores.[1]

Parts Used

Root, Bark, Leaves, Heartwood.

Chemical Composition

Catechin, catechu - tannic acid and tannin

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kaggali, Kaggalinara, Kachinamara, Koggigida, Kach, Kempu jaali
Hindi Khaira
Malayalam Karingali,Kannali
Tamil Karangali,Karangaali
Telugu Podalianu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Gayatri
English Black catechu, Cutch tree, Red kutch,Red Ebony


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta, Kashaya

Guna

Laghu, Ruksha

Veerya

Sheeta

Vipaka

Katu

Karma

Kaphapittahara, Raktashodhaka, Kusthaghna, Medohara, Krimighna, Dantya

Prabhava

NA

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Bipinnate Alternate Leaves bipinnate, alternate, stipulate; stipular spines short, hooked to 8 mm; rachis 8-10 cm long, slender, grooved above, pulvinate, glabrous; pinnae 10-15 pairs opposite

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary spikes Yellowish white Many Flowers are 2 mm across, in axillary 1-3 clustered spikes shorter than leaves, Flowering: June - December

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Pods 5-10 x 1.5-2 cm Stipitate, flat, thin, glabrous, strongly nerved, obtuse at base, apically horned; suture wavy, depressed between seeds 6 - 8 seeds Fruiting: June - December

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Cutch tree (Senegalia chundra) is generally not grown as an ornamental in Australia. However, it has occasionally been cultivated in botanical gardens in the past. [3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Open woodlands, Grasslands, Tropical area, Subtropical area.

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References

  1. Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 33
  2. Morphology
  3. Cultivation

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