ACACIA CAESIA

                                                                                                                                    
 

Name: ACACIA CAESIA
Filename: Acacia_caesia_.jpg
Description:
Botanical name : Acacia caesia (Linn.) Willd (A.intsia Willd)
Family : Mimosaceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Nikunjika

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa    : Kashaya Tikta
Guna   : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya   : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English     :
Hindi        : Aila, Nikuncham
Malayalam    : Incha, Eencha
Distribution – Growing wild over large trees in deciduous forests

PLANT DESCRIPTION

A perennial, woody climbing shrub grows over large trees. Leaves compound, leaflets 8-15 pairs, oblong-ovate, small and glabrous. Flowers whitish in axillary or terminal panicles. Fruits thin long pods, brown colored, contain 3-5 small compressed seeds.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, burning sensation, skin disease, and is a good natural antibacterial. In India, crushed stem is used as a scrubber for bathing. Flower cures menstrual disorders. 
Useful part    :    Bark, Flowers.