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| − | + | '''Acacia senegal''' is a legume tree from the dry tropics and subtropics. It is valued for the production of gum arabic, the only acacia gum evaluated as a safe food additive. The leaves and pods are browsed by livestock. | |
==Uses== | ==Uses== | ||
| − | {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses|}}, {{Uses| | + | {{Uses|High cholesterol}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Irritable bowel syndrome}}, {{Uses|Obesity}}. |
==Parts Used== | ==Parts Used== | ||
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==Identification== | ==Identification== | ||
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| − | <ref name="Leaf">[ | + | <ref name="Leaf">[http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/AFTPDFS/Acacia_senegal.PDF Morphology]</ref> |
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref> | <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[ "Cultivation"]</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:52, 20 January 2020
Acacia senegal is a legume tree from the dry tropics and subtropics. It is valued for the production of gum arabic, the only acacia gum evaluated as a safe food additive. The leaves and pods are browsed by livestock.
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
High cholesterol, Diabetes, Irritable bowel syndrome, Obesity.
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | |
| Telugu | |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English |
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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Bipinnate | Alternate | Leaves bipinnate, 3-8 pinnae (glands between uppermost and lowermost pinnae); rachis up to 2.5 cm long; pinnacles are pairs of 8-15, green; 2 stipular spines strongly recurved with a 3rd pseudo-stipular between them. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Axillary spikes | Flowers yellowish-white and fragrant, in cylindrical, axillary pedunculate spikes, 5-10 cm long; calyx of each flower has 5 deep lobes, 5 petals and a mass of short stamens; pistil inconspicuous | {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pods | 7.5 x 2 cm | green and pubescent when young, maturing to shiny bronze, often with dark patches and bearing prominent veins | seeds 3-6, smooth, flat, rather small, shiny, dark brown. | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
[[:Category:Index of Plants which can be propagated by |]]
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Photo Gallery
Pod
Leaves
Trees
References
- ↑ ["chemistry"]
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ [ "Cultivation"]
External Links
- [ ]
- [ ]
- [ ]
Categories:
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat High cholesterol
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diabetes
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Irritable bowel syndrome
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Obesity
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of
- Herbs
- Fabaceae
