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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

Parts Used

Chemical Composition

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

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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

Vata, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Identification

Leaf

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

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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}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

References

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