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Acacia chundra - Khadira
Acacia chundra or Acacia catechu (Linn.f.) Willd. Family: Leguminosae is a perennial, deciduous moderate sized tree found in Asia, India and in the Indian Ocean area. It grows 12 to 15 metres in height. Found mostly in dry part of India.
Uses
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Catechin, catechu - tannic acid and tannin
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Kaggali, Kaggalinara, Kachinamara, Koggigida, Kach, Kempu jaali |
| Hindi | Khaira |
| Malayalam | Karingali,Kannali |
| Tamil | Karangali,Karangaali |
| Telugu | Podalianu |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Gayatri |
| English | Black catechu, Cutch tree, 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
Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Veerya
Sheeta
Vipaka
Katu
Karma
Kaphapittahara, Raktashodhaka, Kusthaghna, Medohara, Krimighna, Dantya
Prabhava
NA
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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