BOTANICAL NAME

ACACIA CATECHU

FAMILY

LEGUMINOSAE

SUBSTITUTE

Not Available

OTHER NAMES

SANSKRIT : Bahushalya, Balapatra, Balaputra, Balatanaya, Dantadhavana, Gayatri, Hihmashalya, Homa, Jihvashalya, Jivamangalya, Kantaki, Karkati, Khadira, Khadirah, Khadiravrikshaha, Khadyapatri, Kshitikshana, Kushtarhita, Kushthari, Kustaghna, Medhya, Mridupatrika, Pathidruma, Prasakha, Raktasara, Raktasarah, Saradruma, Sushalya, Tiktasara, Vakrakantaka, Yajnanga, Yajnangah, Yajnika, Yajniya, Ntakidruma

HINDI : Katha, Khair, Khairbabul, Kottha fooflee sooparee, Kh-air-babul, Kh-air-ka-per, Kh-air, Kath-kh-air

DISTRIBUTION

This species is globally distributed in India, Sri Lanka and Myanmar. Within India, it is found in the West and South, occuring on dry and rocky soils of Rajasthan, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu.

DOSE

Churna 1 - 3 gms, Kwath 50 - 100 ml, Khadirsar 1/2 - 1 gm

CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Catechin, Catechutannic acid, Epicatechin, Tetrmer, Dicatechin, Gallocatechin, Kaempferol, Taxifolin, Isorhamnetin

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Laghu, Ruksha

Tikt, Kashay

Katu

Sheet

Kusthghan

THERAPEUTIC USES

Sexual disorders

Anti-pyretic

Abdominal related disorders

Urinary tract infection

FORMULATIONS (Yog)

Eladi ghrita

Narasimha ghrita rasayana