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Revision as of 14:18, 24 September 2018

Chakrangi

Kakkar is glorious tree native to the lower Himalayan slopes, from Afghanistan to Kumaon, cultivated for its attractive leaves, which are bright red when young.

Uses

Coughs, Phthisis, Asthma, Dysentery.

Parts Used

Galls, Fruits.

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Chakrangi, kaakada shringi, karkaataka shringi
Hindi kakra, kakra-singi, kareran, kakare, kakkar
Malayalam NA
Tamil kakkata-shinigi
Telugu kakarashingi, kaakara shingi
Marathi kaakad shingee, kaakada, kakra
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit chakra, chakrangi, chandraspada, ghosha, karkata
English Kakkar


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

Deciduous Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Oblong Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long pink Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
oblong pod Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled seeds upto 5 Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the warm temperate to subtropical zones, just entering into the tropics in northern Myanmar. It can tolerate frosts. It prefers growing in areas with a mean annual rainfall in the region of 1,270mm[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry slopes, Valleys along rivers.

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References

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  3. "Cultivation Details"

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