Botanical Name- Acacia catechu
Family Name- Fabaceae
Common Name- Acacia acradenia and thorn tree
Description
Acacia is a shrub or small plant tree. The plants tend to be thorny and pod-bearing.It. contains from 24-42% of the tannin gallic acid. catechu tannic acid occcurs as a dark reddish- brown powder which oxidies in th air. Dye occure in dark brown masses with a very astringent .It's height upto 20 meter long. It has many spread branches.The colours of leaves are green - grey and flowers are yellow or cream..These flowers are eight inches lengthy and two- three inches broad. This gum is composed from December to June. Trees begin to bear between 4–18 years of age.It is found in south africa ,pakistan and other northwestern india. common in forest of india and burma .Acacia is the Sensitive Plant which has leaves that close when touched. It is used making medicines. It has highly nutrious and soluble plant. .Acacia is complete sacred wood.It can produces under adverse conditions, such as poor soil, drought, or heat, and damaged trees produce more gum.It provide protection for animals.It is also useful in paint, perfume. parts used is gum. Dye extract from the inner wood is a brittle compact substances of choclates colour contining much tannin, and an acid called catechuic acid it has a astriagen taste but no smell and soluble in water.Aastriagent and antibacterial prpety of this plant result from its high tannin content. Gambrine in pale this plnt useful hpotensive effectsThe gum from this plant is a good substitute for gum arabic .This tree is common to the East Indian continent, thriving in Bengal, and on the Malabar coast. The dried branches are largely used as fuel.
Uses
It is used in medicine. In Ayurveda balances kapha and pitta doshas It has many use in various diseases like cough, asthma , cold , tuberculosis, respiratory problems,sore throat, urinary poroblems, diarrhea, dysentery, hemorrhage,eye inflammation,other eyes conditions,fever, typhiod, gonorrhea,bleeding,cuts, wounds, tooth problems, inflammations and stomach upset. The dried gum is useful for sore throat and bronchitis conditions. It acts as an astriagent and hence to treat wounds, cuts , bleeding and other skin conditions.Its soothing effect on the inflammations and urinary disorders.As form of poultice is helpful in uterus disorders.The bark to treat diarrhea, dysentry and wounds, the seeds for antibacterial action.The whole plant is useful for diarrhoea, chronic catarrh, chronic dysentery, and in throat diseases.It is also useful for household material such as plough ,axes etc and furnitures.
How to use in different diseases
The syrup is useful in cough, asthma and other respiratory disorders. It should be taken one to teaspoonfuls twice a day. The powder is given for urinary disorders. Taken one to two teaspoonfuls with water twice a day at mealtime.As form of poultice is helpful in uterus disorders.Tincture combined with other astriagents , specially useful for children and helpful in ed sores and decoction is useful for cracked nipple. In the form of injection is beneficial in gonorrhea, otis and otorrhoea etc.A small piece of catechu ;with cinnamon and nutmug is useful for toothache , loss of voice amd ,etciroa; sa;ovatopm, bleeding, ulcernation,and spongines of the gums. An iontment is applicable tochronic ulcerations with foetid discharges. The juice is very beneficial for gonorrhea, spyphilis, chronic dysentery , rheumatism, skin conditions, and heat of the body.The decoction is to treat leprosy. The gum is useful for teeth, gum, tongue and palate .The powder is useful in diarrhoea and haemorrhages . The dried piece of heart wood is useful for inflammation, skin diseases blood purifies lipid diorders .The saline extract of seed useful in leuco agglutinating activity against leukaemic cells.The root extract useful in antibactrerial and fungal . It is also useful in liver damage . The tincture is useful for to fissured nipples of nursing women. The water boiled with the heartwood chips tid plant is useful for women after delivery. It is beneficial in the body pains. The decoction of heartwood is applied in mouth and on tongue to cure mouth ulcer.
Dose and Preparations
Syrup,Powder,Tincture,Juice,poultice
Syrup- 10 to 15ml
Powder-3 to 6 gm