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Pistacia chinensis - Chakrangi

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[[File:IndianLicorice 7899Pistacia chinensis.JPGjpg|thumb|right|''GulaganjiChakrangi'']]
'''Kakkar''' is glorious tree native to the lower Himalayan slopes, from Afghanistan to Kumaon, cultivated for its attractive leaves, which are bright red when young.
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|CoughsCough}}, {{Uses|Phthisisbulbi}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|lDysenteryDysentery}}.
==Parts Used==
==Chemical Composition==
It contains α-pinene, terpinene-4-ol, β-pinene, Δ3-carene, limonene, γ-terpinene, and α-terpineol, 2-diphenyl, 1-picrylhydrazyl and ,2-azinobis.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Chakrangi, kaakada shringi, karkaataka Kaakada shringi|ml=NA|sa=chakra, chakrangi, chandraspadaChakra, ghosha, karkataChakrangi|ta=kakkataKakkata-shinigiShinigi|te= kakarashingiKakarashingi, kaakara Kaakara shingi|hi=kakraKakra, kakraKakra-singi, kareran, kakare, kakkar|en=Kakkar|mr=kaakad shingee, kaakada, kakra}}
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous Treetree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Paripinnate|OblongLarge up to 25 cm long|Leaf Arrangementis AlternateLeaves bearing 2-spiral6 pairs of lanceolate, long leaflets. The terminal leaflet is much smaller than the lateral ones or even reduced to a mucrol}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkBlue||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|oblong podGlobular|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled5-6 mm in diameter|Purplish or blue||seeds upto 5May|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Vishatinduka TailaAṣṭāṇgāvaleha]] as ''root juice extract''
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|PropagationSeeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
A plant of the warm temperate to subtropical zones, just entering into the tropics in northern Myanmar. It can tolerate frosts. It prefers growing in areas with a mean annual rainfall in the region of 1,270mm.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
==Photo Gallery==
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File:AbrusWhiteSeedsPistacia chinensis.jpg|White variety of seeds.File:Abrus precatorius W IMG 1578Pistacia chinensis (Anacardiaceae) (leaves).jpg|''Abrus precatorius'' leaves and flowersJPGFile:Abrus precatorius W2 IMG 1578Pistacia chinensis (Anacardiaceae) (tree).jpg|''Abrus precatorius'' flowersJPGFile:IndianLicorice 7899Pistacia chinensis bark.JPG|''Abrus precatorius'' seedsjpgFile:Abrus_precatorius_%E2%80%94_Scott_Zona_001Pistacia chinensis kz1.jpg
</gallery>
<references>
<ref name="chemical compositionHow to plant/cultivate">[httpshttp://webtropical.archivetheferns.orginfo/web/20130728111350/http://libprojectviewtropical.hkbu.edu.hk/was40/detailphp?langid=en&channelid=1288&searchword=herb_id%3DD01344 "chemistry"Pistacia+integerrima Cultivation Details]</ref><ref name="Leafchemical composition">[https://indiabiodiversitywww.orgtandfonline.com/speciesdoi/showabs/32002 "morphology"10.1080/0972060X.2016.1174079 Constituents]</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivateLeaf">[http://tropicaljagdishrajiv.theferns.infocom/viewtropicalindex1.php?idc=63&p=Pistacia+integerrima "Cultivation Details"87 Leaf]</ref> 
</references>
==External Links==
* [httpshttp://www.bimbimaflowersofindia.comnet/ayurveda/gunja-jequirity-information-and-medicinal-uses/197/ Gunja (Jequirity) Information and Medicinal Uses]* [https:catalog/slides/www.daburKakkar.com/in/en-us/about/science-of-ayurveda/herbal-medicinal-plants/rati-plant Gunja html Karkaataka shringi on medicinal plants ]* [https://easyayurvedaflowersofindia.com/2015/09/12/rosary-pea-abrus-precatorius/ Gunja-purification and side efffectsnet]* [http://www.planetayurvedamissouribotanicalgarden.com/abrus_precatorius.htm Gunja-medicinal uses and benefits]* [http:org/PlantFinder/medicinal-plant-abrusPlantFinderDetails.blogspotaspx?kempercode=b641 Karkaataka shringi on missouribotanicalgarden.in/ Medicinal Plant - Abrus precatoriusorg]
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
[[Category:Anacardiaceae]]

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