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Acacia chundra - Khadira
Acacia chundra is a perennial, deciduous tree found in Asia, India and in the Indian Ocean area. It grows 12 to 15 metres in height.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kach, Kempu jaali |
| Hindi | Khaira |
| Malayalam | Karingali,Kannali |
| Tamil | Karangali,Karangaali |
| Telugu | Podalianu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Khadirah |
| English | Red kutch,Red Ebony |
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, alternate, stipulate; stipular spines short, hooked to 8 mm; rachis 8-10 cm long, slender, grooved above, pulvinate, glabrous; pinnae 10-15 pairs opposite |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Axillary spikes | Yellowish white | Many | Flowers are 2 mm across, in axillary 1-3 clustered spikes shorter than leaves, Flowering: June - December |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pods | 5-10 x 1.5-2 cm | Stipitate, flat, thin, glabrous, strongly nerved, obtuse at base, apically horned; suture wavy, depressed between seeds | 6 - 8 seeds | Fruiting: June - December |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Cutch tree (Senegalia chundra) is generally not grown as an ornamental in Australia. However, it has occasionally been cultivated in botanical gardens in the past. [3]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Photo Gallery
FLowers
Thorns
Flowers
Pods
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References
- ↑ Kappathagudda - A Repertoire of Medicinal Plants of Gadag, Page no: 33
- ↑ Morphology
- ↑ Cultivation
External Links
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leukaemia
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Dysentery
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Stomatatis
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Sores
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves 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 Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Cuttings
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Open woodlands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Grasslands
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
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