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[[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.
==Uses==
{{Uses|CoughsCough}}, {{Uses|Phthisisbulbi}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}.
==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, chandraspada, ghoshaChakra, karkataChakrangi|ta=kakkataKakkata-shinigiShinigi|te= kakarashingiKakarashingi, kaakara Kaakara shingi|hi=kakraKakra, kakraKakra-singi, kareran, kakare, kakkar|en=Kakkar|}}
==Properties==
==Habit==
{{Habit|Deciduous Treetree}}
==Identification==
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|blueBlue||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and axillary pseudoracemes}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Globular|5-6 mm in diameter|purplish Purplish or blue||mayMay|Fruiting throughout the year}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
* [[Aṣṭāṇgāvaleha]]
==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==
<references>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Pistacia+integerrima "Cultivation Details"]</ref><ref name="chemical composition">[https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/0972060X.2016.1174079"constituents"Constituents]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[http://jagdishrajiv.com/index1.php?c=63&p=87"Leaf"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* [http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Kakkar.html karkaataka Karkaataka shringi on flowersofindia.net]* [http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?kempercode=b641 karkaataka Karkaataka shringi on missouribotanicalgarden.org]
[[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]]
