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'''Bahuphenarasa''' is a climbing shrub native to Asia, common in the warm plains of central and south India. It's fruit is known as shikakai in India. It is one of the good herbal remedies for hair.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Black fever}}, {{Uses|Malaria}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|Chronic cough}}, {{Uses|Asthmetic obstruction}}, {{Uses|Jaundice}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Fruits}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Sheegae, Shige Sige kayi, Sigeballi|ml=Cheeyakayi, Chinik-kaya, Shikai, Cheenikka|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=Shika, Sheekay, Chikaikkai|te=Cheekaya, Chikaya, Gogu|hi=Kochi, Reetha|en=Shikakai, Soap-pod }}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
==Habit==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|bipinnateBipinnate|oblongOblong|Pinnae 4-7 pairs, 4cm long; 20-25 pairs, 8 x 1.7mm}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|bisexualBisexual|1cm across|cream Cream or white|Many|Flower buds are purple or dark red, Plants flower January through April.}}. <ref name="Flower"/>
===Fruit===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
[[Suriya Gold]]
==Where to get the saplings==
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acacia_concinna "wikipedea"Wikipedea]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=1850&cat=1 "Herbarium JCB"]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://agritech.tnau.ac.in/forestry/forestry_nursery_acacia_concinna.ht "Cultivation details"]</ref><ref name="Flower">[http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ac.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=1850&cat=1 "Herbarium JCB]</ref><ref name="]Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.704, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
</references>
