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Acacia ferruginea
Banni

Acacia ferruginea is the botanical name of Arimedah. This tree played an important role in the time of Mahabharat. Pandavas hide their weapons on this tree while they leaving for "Agnathavasa". Banni tree is worshipped in Hinduism. Especially in south India this tree is worshipped in the time Dussehra / Vavaratri. Vijayadashmi day this tree is worishpped by The Royal Family of Mysore. "Acacia ferruginea" and Khadira both are same family.

Uses

migraines, headaches, vomiting, piles, burning sensation, perspiration problems, burning sensation in the vagina.

Parts Used

stem, bark, fruit

Chemical Composition

Atisine, Aconitine, Atisenol, Atidine, Hetisine, Hetisinone, Banzolheteratisine, Histidine, F-dihydroatisine, Heteratisine and Several diterpene alkaloids such aheterophyllin, heterophyllisin, heterophyllidine, and hetidine.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada banni, banni mara, banue, kiri banni
Hindi kaigar, kalgar, kingore
Malayalam karivelam
Tamil cimai-velvel, Chimaivelvel, Karambai
Telugu anachandra, anasandra, inupa tumma
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit arimedah, brahmashalya, dvijapriya
English


Habit

Herb

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
glabrous sessile The leaves are variable in shape and size

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long white–violet 10-18 Flowers are Large, hooded and occur in slender racemes or lax leafy panicles. Corolla is hairy. Carpels are five in number

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome s {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Tuber segment.

How to plant/cultivate

The more common species of Aconitum are generally those cultivated in gardens, especially hybrids. They typically thrive in well-drained evenly moist garden soils like the related hellebores and delphiniums, and can grow in the shade of trees.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

western Himalayas, open woodland, moisty soil area.

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References

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