Aquilaria agallocha - Agaru

Ksharaka, Adenanthera pavonina

Ksharaka, Adenanthera pavonina is a fast-growing deciduous tree with a spreading crown of light, feathery foliage. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics for a wide range of uses. A very ornamental plant with fragrant, creamy flowers, it is often grown as a specimen and as a street tree.

Uses

Indigestion, Burning sensation, vomiting, fever, Hemorrhoids

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves, Heartwood, Seeds

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	agaru, agaru gandha, krishnagaru
Hindi	agar
Malayalam	akil, karakil, kayagahru
Tamil	akilmaram, akkuru, kalimankam
Telugu	agaru, agaru chettu, krishnagaru
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	kamboji, ksharaka, kucandanah,tamraka
English	Agarwood

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Karma

Vata, Kapha

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	simple, penni-veined with wavy horizontal tertiary venation, glabrous; stipules absent.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	axillary and terminal panicles	Pale yellow		Flowers ca. 5 mm diameter in white-yellow with corolla tube and form in panicles

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Capsule	19mm across		Greenish		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

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