English White Babul.
Ayurvedic Arimeda, Arimedaka, Arimanja, Irimeda, Vitaithadir, Godhaa-skandha, Raamaka.
Unani Kath Safed, Vilaayati Babuul, Guyaa Babuul.
Siddha/Tamil Valval, Velvayalam.
Folk Safed Babuul, Safed Kikar, Renvaa.
Action Bark—bitter, demulcent and cooling; used in biliousness and bronchitis. Seeds—haemagglutinating activity has been reported. Leaves—antisyphiitic and antibacterial. Gum—demulcent.
EtOH (5 0%) extract of aerial p arts— hypotensive and central nervous system depressant.
8 Acada pen nata CL.) Wild.
The rootbark contains leucophleol, leucophleoxol and leucoxol.
Acacia pen nata (L.) Wild.
Family Mimosaceae.
Habitat Throughout India; ascending to 1,700 m in the Himalayas.
Ayurvedic Lataakhadira, Aadaari, An.
Siddha/Tamil Indan, Indu. Iyak Koluntu (tender leaves).
Folk ‘ Aila.
Action Bark—antibiious, antiasthmatic. Leaf—stomachic, styptic (for bleeding gum), antiseptic (for scalding of urine). A decoction of young leaves is taken for body pain, headache and fever.
The bark contains tannin 9%, lupeol and alpha-spinasterol. Stem yields sitosterol.
Acacia senegal Wild.
Synonym A. verek Guillem and Perr.
Bechic, antihaemorrhagic, anti- inflammatory. Stembark—antiinflammatory, spasmolytic. Root— used for dysentery and urinary discharges.
The gum consists mainly of arabin. It is the salt of an organic acid, arabic acid, with metals such as calcium, magnesium and potassium.
The stembark gives octacosanol, beta-amyrin, uvaol, beta- stosterol and its glucoside and erthrodiol. An alkaloid, dimethyltryptamine has been isolated from the leaves.
Acacia suma Buch.-Ham.
Synonym A. polycantha Willd.
Family Mimosaceae.
