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Acacia chundra Willd

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Acacia chundra Willd.

Synonym _ A. sundra DC.

Family _ Mimosaceae.

Habitat _ Rajasthan, Gujarat,

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and

Andhra Pradesh on dry and rocky

soils.

English _ Red Cutch.

Ayurvedic _ Khadira (related sp.).

Siddha/Tamil _ Katthakkaambu

(heartwood extract).

Folk _ Laal Khair.

Action _ Uses similar to those of A.

catechu heartwood extract.

The bark and leaves are used for ulcerated

abscesses and toothache; wood

for leucoderma.

EtO extract—spermicidal

and spasmolytic.

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