- Family:
-
Mimosaceae.
- Habitat:
-
Drier regions of India, particularly Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, Orissa and Rajasthan.
- English:
-
Cutch tree, Catechu.
- Ayurvedic:
-
Khadira, Kadara, Somavalka, Gaayatri, Dantdhaavan, Kantaki, Raktasaara (heartwood extract).
- Unani:
-
Khair, Kaat, Katthaa (heartwood extract).
- Siddha/Tamil:
-
Karunkaali (bark), Kalippakku, Kadiram. Katthakkaambu, Kaasukkatti (heartwood extract).
- Action:
-
Cutch from wood—powerful astringent (in urinary and vaginal discharge), antidiarrhoeal, haemostatic; used for treating excessive mucous discharges, haemorrhages, relaxed conditions of gums, throat and mouth, stomatitis, irritable bowel; also used as an antileprotic drug.
Along with other therapeutic applications, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India indicates the use of dried pieces of heartwood in inflammations, skin diseases and urinary disorders, recommends its use as a blood purifier, in diseases caused by lipid disorders.
Cutch (the concentrated...
Access this chapter
Tax calculation will be finalised at checkout
Purchases are for personal use only
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Editor information
Editors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
Copyright information
© 2007 Springer-Verlag
About this entry
Cite this entry
Khare, C. (2007). Acacia catechu (Linn. f.) Willd.. In: Khare, C. (eds) Indian Medicinal Plants. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_9
Download citation
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-70638-2_9
Published:
Publisher Name: Springer, New York, NY
Print ISBN: 978-0-387-70637-5
Online ISBN: 978-0-387-70638-2
eBook Packages: MedicineReference Module Medicine