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Acacia torta - Kempu Seege, Twisted Acacia

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Kempu seege, Acacia torta

Twisted Acacia' is a large climbing shrub grown upto 5-6m tall. Stem prickly and pubescent when young, prominently fluted and angled when old.

Uses

Emmenagogue, Anti-inflammatory, Antiseptic.

Parts Used

Flowers, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

It contains the following contituents Tannins, triterpene alcohol, saponins of acacic acid, lupeol,acaciol.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Antarike
Hindi Aila
Malayalam Incha
Tamil Inchakkai
Telugu Nallsandra
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Nikunjika
English NA


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 Alternate Rambling shrubs; branchlets puberulus. Leaves to 24 cm long; pinnae 12 pairs; leaflets 8 x 3 mm, oblong, obtuse at apex, subcordate at base, slightly pubescent, 1-nerved from base.

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Heads in terminal panicles Yellow Many Flowers many, 3 mm long; filaments 5.5 mm long

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Pods 16 x 2.5 cm Flat, papery, yellowish-brown, densely glandular.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

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References

  1. Chemistry
  2. Morphology
  3. [ "Cultivation"]

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