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[[File:Acacia concinna.jpg|thumb|right|''Acacia concinna'', "Shikakai"]]
==Uses==
{{Uses|Black fever}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|diabetesDiabetes}}, {{Uses|Chronic cough}}, {{Uses|Asthmetic obstruction}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|fruitsFruits}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Sheegae, Shige Sige kayi, Sigeballi|ml=Cheeyakayi, Chinik-kaya, Shikai, Cheenikka|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=Shika, Sheekay, Chikaikkai|te=Cheekaya, Chikaya, Gogu|hi=Kochi, Reetha|en=Shikakai, Soap-pod }}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Habit==
{{Habit|A spreading spiny large prickly climbing shrub}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|simpleBipinnate|oblongOblong|Pinnae 4-10mm long forming 7-11 pairs of branches each with 17, 4cm long; 20-37 25 pairs of leaflets, 8 x 1.7mm}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexualBisexual|5cm long1cm across|cream Cream or white|5-20Many|Flower buds are purple or dark red, Plants flower throughout the year.January through April}}<ref name="Flower"/>
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|short legumeA stout pod|715 x 2.5–11 cm long, 1.5 cm broad5cm|clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crownFruit are on trees from February to March|oblong, obtuse, tipped with long style base, flat, thin, papery, undulately crimpled, pilose, pale brown.The seedpods are widely used as a soap substitute in India|1210-20 14 seeds}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==How to plant/cultivate==
Acacia concinna can be grown from seeds. The seedlings can be transplanted. Seeds are pretreated by soaking in cold water overnight then sowed in polybag or beds. <ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|trophical regionTropical dry forests}}.
==Photo Gallery==
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==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_concinna "wikipedea"Wikipedea]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://eolflorakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.org/pagesin/703261hjcb2/details "eolherbsheet.ord"php?id=1850&cat=1 Herbarium JCB]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://pfafagritech.tnau.ac.orgin/userforestry/Plantforestry_nursery_acacia_concinna.aspxht Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="Flower">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?LatinNameid=1850&cat=1 Herbarium JCB]</ref><ref name=Acacia+concinna "bimbimaKarnataka Medicinal Plants">"]Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.704, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.deewal.com/Acacia_concinna.aspx Acacia concinna on deewal.com]* [https://www.indiamart.com/proddetail/shikakai-acacia-sinuata-herb-13208553791.html Acacia concinna on indiamart.com] * [https://www.ebay.in/itm/50-Seeds-of-Acacia-concinna-Tree-Shikakai-fruit-for-hair-traditional-shampoo-/142659763366?_trksid=p2059707.m48543.l9013 Acacia concinna on ebay.in]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Climber]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Fabaceae]]