Acacia chundra |
 |
| Author : (Roxb. ex Rottl.) Willd. |
| Family :Mimosaceae |
| Habit: Small tree |
| Sanskrit: Khadirah |
| English:Red Cutch |
|
| Description |
| A medium-sized tree, 6-8 m tall, with recurved spines, bipinnate leaves, 35-50 pairs of leaflets, small yellowish-white flowers in axillary, cylindrical spikes and stipitate, flat, strongly nerved, thin pods, containing about 6, ovoid seeds. |
| Useful part |
| Root, stem bark, heartwood, kath, leaves, gum |
| Medicinal Uses |
Antiviral, analgesic, spermicidal, antispasmolytic, antimicrobial, antiseptic activities, leucoderma, abscesses |
| Major chemical constituents |
D-galactose, L-arabinose, L-rhamnose, D-glucuronic acid, xylose, aldobiouronic acid, aldotriouronic acid. |
| |