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Acacia polyacantha - Kadaraḥ
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Kadaraḥ consists of dried pieces of heart wood of Acacia polyacantha, a medium sized tree with white bark exfoliating in papery flakes with horizontal patches of darker colour, found throughout eastern and peninsular India.
Uses
Parts Used
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 | Kandarah |
| Hindi | Safed Khair |
| Malayalam | Venkarinnali, Somarayattoli |
| Tamil | Kovil, Shilaiyunchai |
| Telugu | Tellatumma, Tellasundra, Tellachandra |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Somavalkaḥ, śvetakhadiraḥ |
| 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
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Alternate | Bipinnate | Leaf Shape is Elliptic and Leaf Apex is Subacute-obtuse |
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
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
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References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-89
- ↑ "Morphology"
- ↑ "Cultivation detail"
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