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'''Ksharaka''', Adenanthera pavonina is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading crown of light, feathery foliage. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics for a wide range of uses. A very ornamental plant with fragrant, creamy flowers, it is often grown as a specimen and as a street tree.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|vomiting}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Heartwood}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=aane gulaganji|ml=manjadi|sa=kamboji, ksharaka, kucandanah,tamraka|ta=aanaikundrimani, anai kundumani|te=bandi gurivenda, bandi gurvina, bandigurivenda, bandiguruginja, enugaguruginji|hi=baragunci, barighumchi, barigumchi|en=Coralwood tree}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light)
===Veerya===
Sheeta (cold)
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Bipinnate|alternate|Leaves bipinnate, alternate, stipulate, rachis 14.5-62.5 cm long, stout, with a gland at the tip. Pinnae 2-3 pairs, leaflets 8-20, alternate }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary spiciform racemes|Pale yellow|10|Flowering and fruiting is from January to September}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A Pod|10-25 x 0.7-1.5 cm|Follicle 2-angled, acute, straight to falcate to slightly twisted, spirally coiled after dehiscence|seeds 6-15, 8-10 x 7-9 mm, glossy, red|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Adenanthera pavonina seeds.jpg|Seeds
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/adenanthera-pavonina.html "Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* http://www.tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adenanthera+pavonina
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245164
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
'''Ksharaka''', Adenanthera pavonina is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading crown of light, feathery foliage. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics for a wide range of uses. A very ornamental plant with fragrant, creamy flowers, it is often grown as a specimen and as a street tree.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Burning sensation}}, {{Uses|vomiting}}, {{Uses|fever}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhoids}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|Heartwood}}, {{Parts Used|Seeds}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=aane gulaganji|ml=manjadi|sa=kamboji, ksharaka, kucandanah,tamraka|ta=aanaikundrimani, anai kundumani|te=bandi gurivenda, bandi gurvina, bandigurivenda, bandiguruginja, enugaguruginji|hi=baragunci, barighumchi, barigumchi|en=Coralwood tree}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light)
===Veerya===
Sheeta (cold)
===Vipaka===
===Karma===
Pitta
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Shrub or small tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Bipinnate|alternate|Leaves bipinnate, alternate, stipulate, rachis 14.5-62.5 cm long, stout, with a gland at the tip. Pinnae 2-3 pairs, leaflets 8-20, alternate }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Bisexual|axillary spiciform racemes|Pale yellow|10|Flowering and fruiting is from January to September}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|A Pod|10-25 x 0.7-1.5 cm|Follicle 2-angled, acute, straight to falcate to slightly twisted, spirally coiled after dehiscence|seeds 6-15, 8-10 x 7-9 mm, glossy, red|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Tropical area}}.
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Adenanthera pavonina seeds.jpg|Seeds
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">http://www.ayurvedavignan.com/2011/08/adenanthera-pavonina.html "Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[http://FLOWERING PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* http://www.tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Adenanthera+pavonina
https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245164
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Plants of western ghats]]
