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[[File:Pistacia chinensis.jpg|thumb|right|''Chakrangi'']]
 
[[File:Pistacia chinensis.jpg|thumb|right|''Chakrangi'']]
 
'''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.  
 
'''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.  
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Coughs}}, {{Uses|Phthisis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}.
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{{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Phthisis bulbi}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}.
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
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<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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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==
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{{Common names|kn=Chakrangi, kaakada shringi, karkaataka shringi|ml=NA|sa=chakra, chakrangi, chandraspada, ghosha, karkata|ta=kakkata-shinigi|te= kakarashingi, kaakara shingi|hi=kakra, kakra-singi, kareran, kakare, kakkar|en=Kakkar|mr=kaakad shingee, kaakada, kakra}}
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{{Common names|kn=Chakrangi, Kaakada shringi|ml=NA|sa=Chakra, Chakrangi|ta=Kakkata-Shinigi|te=Kakarashingi, Kaakara shingi|hi=Kakra, Kakra-singi|en=Kakkar|}}
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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==Habit==
 
==Habit==
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{{Habit|Deciduous Tree}}
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{{Habit|Deciduous tree}}
  
 
==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Oblong|Leaf Arrangementis Alternate-spiral}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Paripinnate|Large up to 25 cm long|Leaves bearing 2-6 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===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Blue||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and axillary pseudoracemes}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}
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{{Fruit|Globular|5-6 mm in diameter|Purplish or blue||May|Fruiting throughout the year}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
  
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
 
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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* [[Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha]]
  
 
==Where to get the saplings==
 
==Where to get the saplings==
  
 
==Mode of Propagation==
 
==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Propagation}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}
  
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
 
==How to plant/cultivate==
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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"/>
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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==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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<references>  
 
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pistacia+integerrima "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pistacia+integerrima Cultivation Details]</ref>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2016.1174079 Constituents]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://jagdishrajiv.com/index1.php?c=63&p=87 Leaf]</ref>
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</references>
 
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
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* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kakkar.html Karkaataka shringi on flowersofindia.net]
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* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b641 Karkaataka shringi on missouribotanicalgarden.org]
  
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
 
[[Category:Herbs]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have flower, fruit and leaf photos]]
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[[Category:Ayurvedic herbs that don't have seed photos]]
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[[Category:Anacardiaceae]]

Latest revision as of 11:06, 3 July 2020

Chakrangi

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

Cough, Phthisis bulbi, Asthma, Dysentery.

Parts Used

Galls, Fruits.

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.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Chakrangi, Kaakada shringi
Hindi Kakra, Kakra-singi
Malayalam NA
Tamil Kakkata-Shinigi
Telugu Kakarashingi, Kaakara shingi
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Chakra, Chakrangi
English Kakkar


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

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Paripinnate Large up to 25 cm long Leaves bearing 2-6 pairs of lanceolate, long leaflets. The terminal leaflet is much smaller than the lateral ones or even reduced to a mucrol

[2]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Blue Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and axillary pseudoracemes

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Globular 5-6 mm in diameter Purplish or blue May Fruiting throughout the year

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, 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.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Dry slopes, Valleys along rivers.

Photo Gallery

  • Pistacia chinensis.jpg
  • Pistacia chinensis (Anacardiaceae) (leaves).JPG
  • Pistacia chinensis (Anacardiaceae) (tree).JPG
  • Pistacia chinensis bark.jpg
  • Pistacia chinensis kz1.jpg

References

  1. ↑ Constituents
  2. ↑ Leaf
  3. ↑ Cultivation Details

External Links

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