Khadir

Botanical Name

Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd.

Family

Leguminosae.

Synonyms

Acacia catechu var. catechuoides (Roxb.) Prain, Acacia catechu var. wallichiana P.C. Huang, Acacia catechuoides (Roxb.) Benth., Acacia sundra (Roxb.) Bedd., Acacia wallichiana DC., Mimosa catechu L.f.

Regional Name

English : Black catechu, Cutch tree, Hindi : Khair, Sanskrit : Gayatri, Urdu : Chanbe Kaath, Punjabi : Khair, Gujrati : Khair, Kathe, Kher, Assamese : Kharira, Khara, Khayar, Bengali : Khera, Khayera, Kannada : Kaggali, Kaggalinara, Kachinamara, Koggigida, Kashmiri : Kath, Malayalam : Karingali, Marathi : Khaira, Khair, Oriya : Khaira, Tamil : Karungali, Karungkali, Telugu : Chandra, Kaviri.

Part Used

Heart Wood, Bark.

Description

Khadira is a moderate sized tree, found mostly in dry parts of India Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Within India, it is found in the West and South dry and rocky soils of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Heart-wood, light red, turning brownish-red to nearly black with age, attached with whitish sapwood, fracture hard, taste, astringent.

Phytoconstituents

It contains tannins and Flavonoids like  Catechin, catechu-tannic acid and tannin.

Ayurvedic Properties

Rasa : Tikta, Kasaya, Guna : Laghu, Ruksa, Vipaka : Katu, Virya : Sita, Karma : Krmighna, Kushaghna, Medohara, Raktasodhaka, Kaphapittahara, Dantya.

Ayurvedic Applications

Sotha, Kustha, Prameha, Vrana

Medicinal Uses

Khadira is used to treat kustha, vitiligo, skin diseases, diarrhea, swelling of the nose and throat, dysentery, swelling of the colon (colitis), bleeding, indigestion, osteoarthritis, and cancer Leukaemia, pox, fistula-in-ano, cough, intrinsic haemorrhage, hemorrhoids, bleeding,  prameha, diseases of mouth, diseases of teeth, gum disease (gingivitis), pain and swelling inside the mouth (stomatitis), sore throat, and mouth ulcers, psoriasis, leprosy, anaemia, ulcers, gum issues, wound-cleaning, poisoning, hoarseness of voice, eruptive boils and filaria.
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