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Kigelia pinnata - Sausage tree
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Kigelia pinnata is an extremely variable, semideciduous tree with a large, dense, spreading crown. It sometimes grows up to 23 metres tall. The bole is sometimes crooked, it usually branches from low-down and can be 80cm in diameter.
Contents
- 1 Uses
- 2 Parts Used
- 3 Chemical Composition
- 4 Common names
- 5 Properties
- 6 Habit
- 7 Identification
- 8 List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
- 9 Where to get the saplings
- 10 Mode of Propagation
- 11 How to plant/cultivate
- 12 Commonly seen growing in areas
- 13 Photo Gallery
- 14 References
- 15 External Links
Uses
Wound healing, Skin diseases, Venereal diseases, Diarrhea, Infertility, Jaundice, Leprosy [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Aanethoradu kaayi, Mara sowthae |
| Hindi | Balam kheera, Jhar fanoos |
| Malayalam | |
| Tamil | Yanai pudukan |
| Telugu | Enuga thondamu, Jijiliyaarnattu, Kijili, Naagamalle |
| Marathi | |
| Gujarathi | |
| Punjabi | |
| Kashmiri | |
| Sanskrit | |
| English | African sausage tree |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnate | Opposite | Crowded near the ends of branches, compound, with 3-5 pairs of leaflets plus a terminal leaflet; leaflets oblong, up to 6 x 10 cm. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Pendulous panicles | Flowers striking, dark maroon with heavy yellow veining on the outside,cup shaped | {{{5}}} |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sausage shaped | 45 cm long by 15 cm diameter | Greyish-brown, heavily dotted with lenticels, indehiscent, heavy, weighing up to 12 kg, containing a fibrous pulp in which are embedded many seeds |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
The tree is easily propagated from fresh seed sown in river sand. [4]
Commonly seen growing in areas
Tropical area, Sub tropical area
Photo Gallery
Leaves
Leaves
Flower
Flowers
Whole tree
Fruits
Fruits
Seeds
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References
External Links
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Wound healing
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Venereal diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Diarrhea
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Infertility
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Jaundice
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Leprosy
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Roots used in medicine
- Herbs with Fruits used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Semi deciduous tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub tropical area
- Herbs
- Bignoniaceae
