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Acacia polyacantha - Kadaraḥ
Kadaraḥ consists of dried pieces of heart wood of Acacia polyacantha. It is medium sized tree with white bark exfoliating in papery flakes with horizontal patches of darker colour. It is 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 | Kaggali |
| Hindi | Safed Khair |
| Malayalam | Venkaringali, 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
Photo Gallery
Leaf design
Stem
Flower
Pods
Leaves
Whole tree
References
- ↑ The Ayuredic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1, Volume-5, Page no-89
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ Cultivation detail
External Links
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