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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.
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'''Kadaraḥ''' consists of dried pieces of heart wood of Acacia polyacantha. It is medium sized tree with white bark exfoliating in papery flakes with horizontal patches of darker colour. It is found throughout eastern and peninsular India.
  
 
==Uses==
 
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{{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Gastro-intestinal disorders}}, {{Uses|Head sores}}.
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{{Uses|Snake bites}}, {{Uses|Venereal diseases}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Gastro intestinal disorders}}, {{Uses|Head sores}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
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{{Common names|kn=Kandarah|ml=Venkarinnali, Somarayattoli|sa=Somavalkaḥ, śvetakhadiraḥ|ta=Kovil, Shilaiyunchai|te=Tellatumma, Tellasundra, Tellachandra|hi=Safed Khair|en=White Cutch tree, White Catechu}}
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{{Common names|kn=Kaggali|ml=Venkaringali, Somarayattoli|sa=Somavalkaḥ, Svetakhadiraḥ|ta=Kovil, Shilaiyunchai|te=Tellatumma, Tellasundra, Tellachandra|hi=Safed khair|en=White cutch tree, White Catechu}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
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==Habit==
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
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{{Leaf|Alternate-spiral|Bipinnate|Leaf Shape is Elliptic and Leaf Apex is Subacute-obtuse}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
 
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellowish-white||Flowering from August-October}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|4-8cm long|Yellowish-white|Many|Flowering from March-June}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
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{{Fruit|oblong||Fruiting throughout the year and woody, prominently nerved||seeds 5-8|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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{{Fruit|Oblong pods|10-15|Fruiting from August-February|Flat brown pod|seeds 5-8|Fruiting throughout the year}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
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==Mode of Propagation==
 
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
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{{Commonly seen|Widespread}}, {{Commonly seen|Grassland}}, {{Commonly seen|Woodland}}, {{Commonly seen|Alluvial clays}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Widespread}}, {{Commonly seen|Grasslands}}, {{Commonly seen|Alluvial clays}}.
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
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Image:Acacia polycantha.png|Leaf design
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<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-89</ref>
 
<ref name="chemical composition">The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-89</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245420"Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/245420 Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senegalia+polyacantha"Cultivation detail"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Senegalia+polyacantha Cultivation detail]</ref>
 
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==External Links==
 
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*[https://www.healthline.com/health/7-uses-for-acacia#reduces-body-fat]
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*[https://www.healthline.com/health/7-uses-for-acacia#reduces-body-fat Acacia suma on healthline.com]
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*[https://herbs.indianmedicinalplants.info/index.php/sanskrit-names-of-plants/44-2012-02-24-07-34-36/287-acacia-suma]
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*[https://herbs.indianmedicinalplants.info/index.php/sanskrit-names-of-plants/44-2012-02-24-07-34-36/287-acacia-suma Acacia suma on indian medicinal plants]
 
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Latest revision as of 10:59, 13 July 2020

Kadaraḥ, Acacia polyacantha

Kadaraḥ consists of dried pieces of heart wood of Acacia polyacantha. It is medium sized tree with white bark exfoliating in papery flakes with horizontal patches of darker colour. It is found throughout eastern and peninsular India.

Uses

Snake bites, Venereal diseases, Dysentery, Gastro intestinal disorders, Head sores.

Parts Used

Seeds, Fruits.

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 Kaggali
Hindi Safed khair
Malayalam Venkaringali, Somarayattoli
Tamil Kovil, Shilaiyunchai
Telugu Tellatumma, Tellasundra, Tellachandra
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Somavalkaḥ, Svetakhadiraḥ
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

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternate Bipinnate Leaf Shape is Elliptic and Leaf Apex is Subacute-obtuse

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 4-8cm long Yellowish-white Many Flowering from March-June

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Oblong pods 10-15 Fruiting from August-February Flat brown pod 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

Seeds

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, Grasslands, Alluvial clays.

Photo Gallery

  • Leaf design

  • 1-Acacia polyacantha 01.JPG

    Stem

  • Flower

  • Pods

  • Leaves

  • Whole tree

References

  1. ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-89
  2. ↑ Morphology
  3. ↑ Cultivation detail

External Links

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