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Acacia chundra - Khadira
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.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
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
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 |
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
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.
Photo Gallery
FLowers
Thorns
Flowers
Pods
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References
- ↑ Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 33
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin deseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leukaemia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomatatis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sores
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Heartwood used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Open woodlands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grasslands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Subtropical area
- Herbs
- Fabaceae
