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[[File:Babool(Acacia nilotica) flowers at Hodal.jpg|thumb|right|''Vachellia nilotica'',''Babul'']]
 
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'''Acacia nilotica''' is a medium sized, thorny, nearly evergreen tree. It can grows up to a height of 20-25 m. It is a multipurpose tree. It provides timber, fuel, shade, food, fodder, honey, dye, gum and fences.  
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'''Acacia nilotica''' is a tree 5–20 m high with a dense spheric crown, stems and branches usually dark to black coloured, fissured bark, grey-pinkish slash, exuding a reddish low quality gum.
 
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|sexual problems}}, {{Uses|eye diseases}}, {{Uses|Heals wounds}}, {{Uses|Bleeding of the uterus}}, {{Uses|liver problems}}, {{Uses|jaundice}}, {{Uses|throat problems}}, {{Uses|stomach problems}}, {{Uses|hair problems}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}.
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{{Uses|Sexual problems}}, {{Uses|Eye diseases}}, {{Uses|Heal wounds}}, {{Uses|Bleeding of the uterus}}, {{Uses|Liver problems}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}, {{Uses|Throat problems}}, {{Uses|Stomach problems}}, {{Uses|Hair problems}}, {{Uses|Skin problems}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Fruit}}, {{Parts Used|Niryaas}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
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{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Niryaas}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}<ref name="Parts Used"/>
  
 
==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|tree}}
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{{Habit|Tree}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|stipulate, stipules modified into ½ to 2" long straight, white thorns, petiolate, compound, bipinnate and paripinnate, pinnae 5-7 pairs, pinnules 10-20 pairs, sessile or subsessile, minute, ovate or oblong, entire, unicostate reticulate.}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Alternate|Stipulate|Stipules modified into ½ to 2" long straight, white spines, petiolate, compound, bipinnate and paripinnate, pinnae 5-7 pairs.}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|bisexual|2.5 cm long|bright yellow|4 or 5 petals|Flowers tiny, clustered together in bright-yellow, round heads, Bracteate, ebracteolate, sessile or subsessile, complete, actinomorphic, hermaphrodite, hypogynous, pentamerous, yellow, very small}}
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{{Flower|Bisexual|2.5 cm long|Bright yellow|4 or 5 petals|Flowers tiny, clustered together in bright-yellow, round heads, Bracteate, ebracteolate, sessile or subsessile. Flowering from July to November}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|lomentum|| A lomentum, pods linear-oblong, glaucous-green, jointed, joints nearly orbicular, compressed, minutely hairy|12-20 seeds}}
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{{Fruit|Lomentum|Up to 8cm long| A lomentum, pods linear-oblong, glaucous-green, jointed, joints nearly orbicular, compressed, minutely hairy|12-20 seeds||Fruiting from January to February}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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[[Dasanakanti churnam]], [[Tryodashang guggulu]], [[Chandanaadi vati]], [[Narasimha Lehya]], [[Babbularishta]], [[Madanakameshwari Lehya]], [[Loha Rasayanam]].
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations"/>
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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Some species of acacia - notably A. baileyana, B. dealbata and C. pravissima - are cultivated as ornamental garden plants. The 1889 publication 'Useful native plants of Australia' describes various uses for eating.
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Seeds are generally directly sown, seeds may require scarification.
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<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
  
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|wild forest regions}}, {{Commonly seen|dry arid regions}}.
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{{Commonly seen|Wild forest area}}, {{Commonly seen|Dry arid area}}, {{Commonly seen|Agricultural land}}
  
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
 
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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File:Vachellia nilotica, Village Behlolpur, Punjab, India.JPG
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File:Vachellia nilotica, Village Behlolpur, Punjab, India.JPG|thumb|Whloe tree
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File:Vachellia nilotica, at village Chaparr Chirri, Mohali, Punjab, India.JPG
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File:Vachellia nilotica, at village Chaparr Chirri, Mohali, Punjab, India.JPG|Whole tree
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File:Acacia-nilotica.jpg|Leaf
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File:Acacia nilotica, peule, a, Uniegeboutuine.jpg
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File:Acacia nilotica, peule, a, Uniegeboutuine.jpg|Fruits
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File:Gum Arabic exuding.jpg
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File:Gum Arabic exuding.jpg|Stem
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File:Babool (Acacia nilotica) trunk at Hodal W IMG 1252.jpg
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File:Babool (Acacia nilotica) trunk at Hodal W IMG 1252.jpg|Bark
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File:Acacia nilotica-5-yercaud-salem-India.jpg|Pods
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File:Babul IMG 6881.jpg|Flowers
 
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/biology/carbohydrates/acacia-sources-constituents-and-uses/49562 "Chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.yourarticlelibrary.com/biology/carbohydrates/acacia-sources-constituents-and-uses/49562 Chemical constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/tree/acacia-nilotica "morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.efloraofgandhinagar.in/tree/acacia-nilotica Morphology]</ref>
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<ref name="Cultivation details">[https://hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Acacia_nilotica.html Cultivation details]</ref>
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<ref name="Ayurvedic preparations">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.318, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
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<ref name="Parts Used">Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 314</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 17:04, 29 May 2023

Vachellia nilotica,Babul

Acacia nilotica is a medium sized, thorny, nearly evergreen tree. It can grows up to a height of 20-25 m. It is a multipurpose tree. It provides timber, fuel, shade, food, fodder, honey, dye, gum and fences.

Uses

Sexual problems, Eye diseases, Heal wounds, Bleeding of the uterus, Liver problems, Jaundice, Throat problems, Stomach problems, Hair problems, Skin problems.

Parts Used

Fruits, Niryaas, Leaves[1]

Chemical Composition

Polysaccharide Arabin (Mixture of calcium, magnesium and potassium salts of arabic acid).Arabic acid on hydrolysis gives D-galactose, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose and D-glucoronic acid.Also contain enzyme oxidase and peroxidase.[2]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Babli
Hindi Babool
Malayalam Karivelam
Tamil karuvelai
Telugu Nalla tumma
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Aaavartaki
English Gum Arabic


Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Guru (Ruksha)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternate Stipulate Stipules modified into ½ to 2" long straight, white spines, petiolate, compound, bipinnate and paripinnate, pinnae 5-7 pairs.

.[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual 2.5 cm long Bright yellow 4 or 5 petals Flowers tiny, clustered together in bright-yellow, round heads, Bracteate, ebracteolate, sessile or subsessile. Flowering from July to November

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Lomentum Up to 8cm long A lomentum, pods linear-oblong, glaucous-green, jointed, joints nearly orbicular, compressed, minutely hairy 12-20 seeds Fruiting from January to February

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Dasanakanti churnam, Tryodashang guggulu, Chandanaadi vati, Narasimha Lehya, Babbularishta, Madanakameshwari Lehya, Loha Rasayanam.

[4]

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings

How to plant/cultivate

Seeds are generally directly sown, seeds may require scarification. [5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Wild forest area, Dry arid area, Agricultural land

Photo Gallery

  • Whloe tree

  • Whole tree

  • Leaf

  • Fruits

  • Stem

  • Bark

  • Pods

  • Flowers

References

  1. ↑ Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2 by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No. 314
  2. ↑ Chemical constituents
  3. ↑ Morphology
  4. ↑ "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.318, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  5. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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