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Acacia pennata - Ballikhadira

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Ballikhadira, Acacia pennata

Acacia pennata is a large scrambling or climbing shrub. It is native to South, and South-East Asia, and found throughout India up to 1700 meters in the Himalayas. It is a very useful plant with edible leaves.

Uses

Stomach ache, Indigestion, Scalding of Urine, Bleeding gums, Headache, Bodypain, Bronchitis, Asthama.[1]

Parts Used

Stem, Leaves, Root.

Chemical Composition

Phytochemical investigations of the aerial parts of Acacia pennata (Mimosaceae) from Myanmar led to the isolation of five flavonoid glycosides and six known compounds. [2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Kaadu Seege
Hindi Aglabel, Biswal, Shembi
Malayalam Kattusinikka, Peincha, Kareencha
Tamil Kattintu, Vellai Indu
Telugu Guba Korinda
Marathi Shembarat
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Ari, Vallikhadira
English Rusty mimosa, Climibing wattle


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Climber

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Bipinnate Elliptic Leaf Arrangement is Alternate - spiral, Leaf Apex is Acute, Leaf Base is Truncate and Leaf Margin is Entire.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Axillary and terminal panicles of heads Creamish white Flower heads globose, 1-3 together in leaf axils and these combined into a terminal

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A stipitate pod 15-20 x 2-3 cm Strap-shaped, flat with slightly raised sutures, smooth, reddish brown Seeds 8-12 Fruiting: October - January

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Forests, Avoiding drier regions, Chiefly along rivers, Ravines, At elevations.

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References

  1. Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 35
  2. Chemistry
  3. Morphology
  4. [Cultivation]

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