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Acacia pennata - Ballikhadira
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Acacia pennata is a large scrambling or climbing shrub. It is native to South, and South-East Asia, and found throughout India up to 1700 meters in the Himalayas. It is a very useful plant with edible leaves.
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
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Phytochemical investigations of the aerial parts of Acacia pennata (Mimosaceae) from Myanmar led to the isolation of five flavonoid glycosides and six known compounds. [1]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kaadu Seege |
| Hindi | Aglabel, Biswal, Shembi |
| Malayalam | Kattusinikka, Peincha, Kareencha |
| Tamil | Kattintu, Vellai Indu |
| Telugu | Guba Korinda |
| Marathi | Shembarat |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Ari, Vallikhadira |
| English | Rusty mimosa |
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 | Elliptic | Leaf Arrangement is Alternate - spiral, Leaf Apex is Acute, Leaf Base is Truncate and Leaf Margin is Entire. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Axillary and terminal panicles of heads | Creamish white | Flower heads globose, 1-3 together in leaf axils and these combined into a terminal. |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A stipitate pod | 15-20 x 2-3 cm | Strap-shaped, flat with slightly raised sutures, smooth, reddish brown | Seeds 8-12 |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Commonly seen growing in areas
Forests, Avoiding drier regions, Chiefly along rivers, Ravines, At elevations.
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Habit
Flowers
Flowers
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References
- ↑ Chemistry
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ [Cultivation]
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomach ache
- Herbs with Stem used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Root 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 Marathi
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Climber
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Forests
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Avoiding drier regions
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Chiefly along rivers
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Ravines
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of At elevations
- Herbs
- Fabaceae
