Acacia concinna - Bahuphenarasa

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Acacia concinna, Bahuphenarasa

Acacia concinna, "Shikakai"

Acacia sinuata

Bahuphenarasa is a climbing shrub native to Asia, common in the warm plains of central and south India. It is commonly called as shikakai, Acacia hooperiana, Mimosa concinna etc. It's fruit is know as shikakai in India and ಸಿಗೆಕಾಯಿ in kannada. It is one of the good herbal remedy for hair.

Uses

Black fever, Malaria, diabetes, Chronic cough, Asthmetic obstruction, Jaundice.

Parts Used

fruits, Bark, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

In commercial extracts, when the plant is hydrolyzed it yields lupeol, spinasterol, acacic acid, lactone, and the natural sugars glucose, arabinose and rhamnose. It also contains hexacosanol, spinasterone, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid, ascorbic acid, and the alkaloids calyctomine and nicotine.

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Sheegae, Shige kayi, Sigeballi
Hindi	Kochi, Reetha
Malayalam	Cheeyakayi, Chinik-kaya, Shikai, Cheenikka
Tamil	Shika, Sheekay, Chikaikkai
Telugu	Cheekaya, Chikaya, Gogu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Aaavartaki
English	Shikakai, Soap-pod

Habit

A spreading spiny shrub

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
simple	oblong	4-10mm long forming 7-11 pairs of branches each with 17-37 pairs of leaflets

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
bisexual	5cm long	cream or white	5-20	Flower buds are purple or dark red, Plants flower throughout the year.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
short legume	7.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad	clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown	oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown.	12-20 seeds	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Acacia concinna can be grown from seeds. The seedlings can be transplanted.

Commonly seen growing in areas

trophical region.

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