- Synonym:
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A sinuata (Lour.) Merrill;
A. rugata (Lamk.) Ham.
- Family:
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Mimosaceae.
- Habitat:
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Tropical jungles throughout India, especially in the Deccan.
- Ayurvedic:
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Saptalaa, Shitalaa, Saatalaa, Shrivalli, Kantvalli.
- Unani:
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Shikaakaai, Kharunb Nabti.
- Siddha/Tamil:
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Seekai, Sigakai.
- Folk:
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Ban-Reethaa.
- Action:
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Febrifuge, expectorant, emetic, spasmolytic, diuretic, antidiarrhoeal. Leaves—an infusion is given in malarial fever. Pods and seeds—decoction is used to remove dandruff (known as Shikaakaai), extensively used as a detergent. An ointment is used for skin diseases. Bark—extract is used in leprosy.
The bark yields a saponin which, on hydrolysis, yields lupeol, alpha-spinasterol and acacic acid lactone. Pods also yield saponins (20.8%). Sugars identified are glucose, arabinose and rhamnose.
The leaves contain alkaloids, nicotine and colycotomine, a triterpenoid saponin and oxalic, tartaric, citric, succinic and ascorbic acids.
The bark saponins are spermicidal, also haemolytic and...
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Khare, C. (2007). Acacia concinna (Willd.) DC.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_11
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