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Albizia amara - Krishnasirish
Albizia amara is a small to moderate-sized, much-branched deciduous tree. it can grow up to 15 metres tall. It has a smooth, dark green, scaly bark. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, source of wood and other materials.
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
Hairfall, Dandruff, Piles, Diarrhea, Gonorrhoea, Leprosy, Boils, Burns, Cough, Malaria, Ulcers [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The seed extract showed DNA binding activity, which has been found to be due to pithecolibine alkaloids, budmunchiamines. The leaves contain prodelphinidins, myricitrin, hyperin, quercitrin, transp-coumaric acid, cis-p-coumaric acid and trans-ferulic acid. The seeds contain echinocystic acid and taxifolin--O-beta-D xylopyranosyl-beta-D-arbinopyranoside.[3]
Common names
Language | Common name |
---|---|
Kannada | Balukambi, Beelkambi, Chigare |
Hindi | Kalisirish |
Malayalam | Chalavagai, Oosulay, Sulivaka |
Tamil | Arappu, Arappumaram |
Telugu | Chigara, Chikkareni |
Marathi | Lulai, Loullei, Thugli |
Gujarathi | NA |
Punjabi | NA |
Kashmiri | NA |
Sanskrit | Krishnasirish |
English | Bitter Albizia |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.[5]
Dravya
Rasa
Kashaya (Astringent), Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)
Guna
Laghu (Light to Digest), Rooksha (Dry), Teekshna (Enters deep tissues)
Veerya
Ishat Ushna (Slightly hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
Kind | Shape | Feature |
---|---|---|
Bipinnate | Alternate | Stipulate; stipules minute, free, lateral, lanceolate, cauducous; rachis 3-15 cm, slender, pulvinate, with a gland near the base on the upper side, yellow tomentose. |
Flower
Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|
Bisexual | Heads solitary or 2-3 in axillary fascicles | Pale yellow | 6-8 mm long; peduncle to 5 cm, slender, densely pubescent; bracts to 5 mm, cauducous | Flowering season: March - November |
Fruit
Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pods | 10-24 x 2.5-4 cm | Flat, greyish-brown, veiny, straight or wavy along margin, base and apex rotund, horned, indehiscent | Seeds 6-13, compressed, ovate-orbicular | Fruiting season: March - November |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. Germination rate is about 80%. [7]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Dry deciduous forest, Tropical area, Dry area
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.433, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
- ↑ Chemistry
- ↑ Common names
- ↑ Ayurvedic Properties - Easy Ayurveda
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Hairfall
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dandruff
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Piles
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gonorrhoea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leprosy
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Boils
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Burns
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Cough
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Malaria
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Pods used in medicine
- Herbs with Seeds 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 Marathi
- 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 Dry deciduous forest
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Dry area
- Herbs
- Fabaceae