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[[File:Adenanthera Pavonina - മഞ്ചാടി 02.JPG|thumb|right|Rakta chandana]]
Adenanthera pavonina <ref name="Adenanthera pavonina"/> is a perennial and non-climbing species of leguminous tree. Its uses include food and drink, [[Traditional medicine]], and timber.
==Uses==
{{Uses|acne}}, {{Uses|wrinkles}}, {{Uses|chronic bronchitis}}, {{Uses|gonorrhoea}}, {{Uses|gleet}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}, {{Uses|wounds}}, {{Uses|inflammations}}, {{Uses|headache}}
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
==Chemical Composition==
Phytochemical investigations of aqueous and ethanol extracts of stem bark revealed the presence of alkaloids, phenols, saponins, glycosides, flavonoides, triterpenoides, sterols, and tannins
Pterocarpus santalinus Linn f. (Rath... (PDF Download Available). Available from: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/215971181_Pterocarpus_santalinus_Linn_f_Rath_handun_A_Review_of_Its_Botany_Uses_Phytochemistry_and_Pharmacology [accessed Jun 01 2018].<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Ane golaganji|ml=|sa=Ksharaka, kunchandana|ta=Ani kundamani|te=Gurivenda, Enugaguruginji|hi=Rakt chandan|en=Red Sandalwood, Coral-wood}}
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==UsesHabit=={{Habit|Herb}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||35 inches long, have 57 leaf lets long, margin wavy and obtuse}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|1.5 c.m|white|10|very numerous, with a small tinge of yellow. United near the base but soon dividing into two parcels of 5 each}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit||7–10 mm|Clearly grooved lengthwise, Lowest hooked hairs aligned towards crown||}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract'' ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==A tree of tropical areas with a distinct dry season, where it is found at elevations from 150 - 1,000 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Photo Gallery==
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==Common nameReferences==
<ref name="Leaf">[http://www.floraandfona.org.in/Uploaded%20Pdf/211/55-59.pdf "MORPHOLOGY"]</ref>
</references>
==External LinkLinks==* [https://explorepharma.wordpress.com/2010/10/10/pterocarpus-santalinusred-sandal-wood/ Pterocarpus santalinus on explorepharma.wordpress]* [https://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Red%20Bead%20Tree.html Pterocarpus santalinus on flowers of india]* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4791987/ Therapeutic Potential of Pterocarpus santalinus L]* [http://nopr.niscair.res.in/bitstream/123456789/9403/1/NPR%203%282%29%2083-84.pdf http:// Pterocarpus santalinus on nopr.niscair.res.in]
[[Category:Herbs]]
