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==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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===Flower=== | ===Flower=== | ||
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===Fruit=== | ===Fruit=== | ||
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==How to plant/cultivate== | ==How to plant/cultivate== | ||
| − | <ref name="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"/> |
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| − | <ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no- | + | <ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-89</ref> |
| − | <ref name="Leaf">[ "Morphology"]</ref> | + | <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245420"Morphology"]</ref> |
| − | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation detail"]</ref> | + | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senegalia+polyacantha"Cultivation detail"]</ref> |
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| − | + | *[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]] | [[Category:Herbs]] | ||
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Kadaraḥ consist of dried pieces of heart wood of Acacia suma Buch.-Ham. (Fam.Mimosaceae), a medium sized tree with white bark exfoliating in papery flakes with horizontal patches of darker colour, found in W. Bengal, Bihar and Southern Western Ghat.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Snake bites, Venereal diseases, Dysentery, Gastro-intestinal disorders, Head sores.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
An alkaloid diaboline, β-sitosterol, stigmasterol, oleanolic acid and its 3β-acetate, a saponin containing oleanolic acid, galactose, mannose.[1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kandarah |
| Hindi | Safed Khair |
| Malayalam | Venkarinnali, Somarayattoli |
| Tamil | Kovil, Shilaiyunchai |
| Telugu | Tellatumma, Tellasundra, Tellachandra |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Somavalkaḥ, śvetakhadiraḥ |
| English | White Cutch tree, White Catechu |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta
Guna
Viṣada
Veerya
Śīta
Vipaka
Kaṭu
Karma
Kaphahara, Varṇya, Pittahara, Raktaṣodhaka
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate-spiral | Bipinnate | Leaf Shape is Elliptic and Leaf Apex is Subacute-obtuse |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unisexual | 2-4cm long | Yellowish-white | Flowering from August-October |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| oblong | Fruiting throughout the year and woody, prominently nerved | seeds 5-8 | Fruiting throughout the year |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
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.[3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Widespread, Grassland, Woodland, Alluvial clays.
Photo Gallery
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-89
- ↑ "Morphology"
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
External Links
Categories:
- Pages that are stubs
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Snake bites
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Venereal diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Gastro-intestinal disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Head sores
- Herbs with Seeds used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Deciduous Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seed
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Widespread
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grassland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Woodland
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Alluvial clays
- Herbs
