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Albizia amara - Krishnasirish
Albizia amara is a small to moderate-sized, much-branched deciduous tree. it can grow up to 15 metres tall. It has a smooth, dark green, scaly bark. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, source of wood and other materials.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
The seed extract showed DNA binding activity, which has been found to be due to pithecolibine alkaloids, budmunchiamines. The leaves contain prodelphinidins, myricitrin, hyperin, quercitrin, transp-coumaric acid, cis-p-coumaric acid and trans-ferulic acid. The seeds contain echinocystic acid and taxifolin--O-beta-D xylopyranosyl-beta-D-arbinopyranoside. [2]
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Balukambi, Beelkambi, Chigare |
| Hindi | |
| Malayalam | Chalavagai, Oosulay, Sulivaka |
| Tamil | Arappu, Arappumaram |
| Telugu | Chigara, Chikkareni |
| Marathi | Lulai, Loullei, Thugli |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | Krishnasirish |
| English |
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 | Stipulate; stipules minute, free, lateral, lanceolate, cauducous; rachis 3-15 cm, slender, pulvinate, with a gland near the base on the upper side, yellow tomentose. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Heads solitary or 2-3 in axillary fascicles | Pale yellow | 6-8 mm long; peduncle to 5 cm, slender, densely pubescent; bracts to 5 mm, cauducous | Flowering season: March - November |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pods | 10-24 x 2.5-4 cm | Flat, greyish-brown, veiny, straight or wavy along margin, base and apex rotund, horned, indehiscent | Seeds 6-13, compressed, ovate-orbicular | Fruiting season: March - November |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Seed - it has a hard seedcoat and may benefit from scarification before sowing to speed up germination. This can usually be done by pouring a small amount of nearly boiling water on the seeds (being careful not to cook them!) and then soaking them for 12 - 24 hours in warm water. By this time they should have imbibed moisture and swollen - if they have not, then carefully make a nick in the seedcoat (being careful not to damage the embryo) and soak for a further 12 hours before sowing. The treated seed can be then sown and will germinate within 7 - 10 days. Germination rate is about 80%. [5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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Leaves and flowers
Leaves
Flowers
Bark
Flowers
Pods
Pods
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References
External Links
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