Acacia chundra (Roxb.) Wild. |
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Botanical Name |
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Acacia chundra (Roxb.) Wild. |
English
Name |
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Red Cutch |
Synonym(s) |
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Acacia sundra DC |
Family |
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Mimosaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Small tree. Leaves 8-10 cm long; stipular spines hooked;
rachis with small gland between the upper pinnae; petiole gland
at the base of 1st pairs of pinnae; pinnae 10-20 pairs, 2-2.5 cm
long; leaflets in 30-40 pairs, to 3x0.8 mm. Spike 6-8 cm long.
Corolla white, thrice as long as calyx. Pod stalked, 6x1 cm,
subacute, 3-4 seeded. |
| Herb Effects |
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Alleviates spasms and spermicidal (50% EtOH aerial part extract) |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Arabinose, rhamnose, galactose and very small amounts of xylose; aldobiounonic acid (gum); from 50% EtOH extract of aerial part. |
| Chemistry
of Active Ingredients |
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CAS# |
IUPAC Name |
Formula |
Structure |
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| Arabinose |
20235-19-2 |
2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy
pentanal |
C5H10O5 |
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| Rhamnose |
4469-18-5 |
2,3,4,5-tetrahydroxy
hexanal |
C6H12O5 |
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| Galactose |
3646-73-9 |
6-(hydroxymethyl)oxa
ne-2,3,4,5-tetrol |
C6H12O6 |
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| Xylose |
25990-60-7 |
Oxane-2,3,4,5-tetrol |
C5H10O5 |
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Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For abscesses (leaf and stem bark)reduces tooth hypersensitivity, sponginess of gums, relieves sore throat, bleeding, ulceration of gums, leucoderma (bark and leaves). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
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