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[[File:Khair (Acacia catechu) leaves & fruits at Hyderabad, AP W IMG 7263.jpg|thumb|right|''Senegalia catechu'', ''Khadira'']]
'''Senegalia catechu'''or '''Khadira''' is a deciduous, thorny tree which grows up to 15 m (50 ft) in height. The plant is called khair in Hindi, and kachu in Malay, hence the name was Latinized to "catechu" in Linnaean taxonomy, as the type-species from which the extracts cutch and catechu are derived. Common names for it include '''kher, khair, catechu, cachou, cutchtree, black cutch, and black catechu'''.
== Uses Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Flowers}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
==Common namenames=={{Common names|kn=kaachu, kadira|ml=karintaali|sa=gayatrin|ta=cenkarungali|te=khadiramu|hi=gayatrin, khair|en=Cutch Tree, black catechu}}
==Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya=== ===Rasa===Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)===Veerya===Sheeta (cold)===Vipaka===Katu (Pungent)===Karma===Kapha, Pitta===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Deciduous Tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||Leaves 2-pinnate, pinnae 40-80, leaflets 60-100, small ligulate}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers small, pale yellow or white in cylindrical axillary spikes}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|7–10 mm|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as '''English'root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A plant for sub-tropical to tropical areas, tolerating a minimum temperature of about 7c. It is especially common in the drier regions, but can also be grown in the more humid climates of South-East Asia at elevations from sea-level to about 1,500 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|On well drained soil}}, {{Commonly seen|Open, drier areas}}, {{Commonly seen|sandy soils}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> Acacia cartechu TSV 1246.JPG Acacia catechu - cachouകരിങ്ങാലി 01.JPG * '''Kannada''' Acacia catechu - ಕಾಚುകരിങ്ങാലി 02.JPG * '''Hindi''' Acacia catechu - Khairകരിങ്ങാലി 03.JPG Acacia catechu 01.JPG
Acacia catechu 02.JPG </gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="useschemical composition">[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20822013 "Chemical constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.faompbd.orginfo/docrepplants/V8879Eacacia-catechu.php "plant decsription"]</v8879e05.htm ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"Fao>[https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Senegalia+catechu "Cultivation details"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/black-catechu Senegalia catechu on planet ayurveda]* [http://www.alwaysayurveda.com/acacia-catechu/ Senegalia catechu on always ayurveda]* [http://www.frienvis.nic.in/WriteReadData/UserFiles/file/pdfs/Khair.pdf Senegalia catechu on frienvis.nic.in]
[[Category:Herbs]]
