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Acacia polyacantha - Kadaraḥ

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==Uses==
{{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Gastro-intestinal disorders}}, {{Uses|Head sores}}.
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|}}, {{Parts Used|Fruits}}.
==Chemical Composition==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|ParipinnateAlternate-spiral|OblongBipinnate|Leaf Arrangementis AlternateShape is Elliptic and Leaf Apex is Subacute-spiralobtuse}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkYellowish-white||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemesfrom August-October}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate|Fruiting throughout the year and woody, pilose, wrinkled|prominently nerved||seeds upto 5-8|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seed}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
The white thorn tree grows in tropical areas at elevations from 200 - 1,800 metres. It prefers areas where the mean annual rainfall is in the range 300 - 1,000mm Prefers sites with a high groundwater table, indicating eutrophic and fresh soils. Prefers alluvial soils with a good mix of clay and sand, though it occasionally prospers on stony slopes and compacted soils.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Widespread}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|Alluvial clays}}.
==Photo Gallery==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-1489</ref><ref name="Leaf">[ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245420"Morphology"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senegalia+polyacantha"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
*[https://www.healthline.com/health/7-uses-for-acacia#reduces-body-fat]*[https://herbs.indianmedicinalplants.info/index.php/sanskrit-names-of-plants/44-2012-02-24-07-34-36/287-acacia-suma]
[[Category:Herbs]]

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