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[[File:Acacia concinna.jpg|thumb|right|''Acacia concinna'', "Shikakai"]]
== Uses Chemical Composition==In commercial extracts, when the plant is hydrolyzed it yields lupeol, spinasterol, acacic acid, lactone, and the natural sugars glucose, arabinose and rhamnose. It also contains hexacosanol, spinasterone, oxalic acid, tartaric acid, citric acid, succinic acid, ascorbic acid, and the alkaloids calyctomine and nicotine.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Bipinnate|Oblong|Pinnae 4-7 pairs, 4cm long; 20-25 pairs, 8 x 1.7mm}}<ref name=="Leaf"/>
===Fruit==={{Fruit|A stout pod|15 x 2.5cm|Fruit are on trees from February to March|The seedpods are widely used as a soap substitute in India|10-14 seeds}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==[[Suriya Gold]] ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==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|Tropical dry forests}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Image:Acacia concinna.jpg|FlowerImage:Gardenology.org-IMG 7787 qsbg11mar.jpg|Whole herbImage:Acacia concinna Blanco2.374.png|LeavesFile:Acacia sinuata 02.JPG|BudsFile:Acacia concinna (5505602571).jpg|PodsFile:Acacia concinna (5595237947).jpg|LeavesFile:Acacia concinna of Tamilnadu.jpg|Dried pods</gallery> == References == <references> <referencesref name="chemical composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_concinna Wikipedea]</ref><ref name="flowerLeaf">[http://wwwflorakarnataka.ces.flowersofindiaiisc.netac.in/cataloghjcb2/slidesherbsheet.php?id=1850&cat=1 Herbarium JCB]</Shikakai.html ref><ref name="Flowers of IndiaHow to plant/cultivate">[http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/forestry/forestry_nursery_acacia_concinna.ht Cultivation details]</ref><ref name="herbalpathyFlower">[http://herbpathyflorakarnataka.comces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=1850&cat=1 Herbarium JCB]</Usesref><ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume -and-Benefits-of-Acacia-Concinna-Cid1199 2"Herbalpathy Make life healthy"] by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.704, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
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