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Pistacia chinensis - Chakrangi

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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

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.[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

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

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

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