Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Acacia catechu
Scientific Name and Description
Acacia catechu (L.F.) WILLD. var. sundra (DC.) PRAIN
Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb
Senegalia catechu (L.f.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Acacia catechu (L.) Willd., Oliv.
Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. var. catechuoides (Roxb.)Prain
Acacia catechuoides (Roxb.) Benth.
Acacia sundra (Roxb.) Bedd.
Acacia wallichiana DC.
Mimosa catechu L.f.
Mimosa catechuoides Roxb
Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd. var. catechuoides (Roxb.)Prain
Acacia catechuoides (Roxb.) Benth.
Acacia sundra (Roxb.) Bedd.
Acacia wallichiana DC.
Mimosa catechu L.f.
Mimosa catechuoides Roxb
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | kath-kh-air, katha, kh-air, kh-air-babul, kh-air-ka-per, khair, khairbabul, kottha fooflee sooparee, Khair, Kattha |
| Kannada | cachu, kaachu, kachu, kacu, kaggali, kanti, kashu, kempukhairapajali, khadira, kugli, seredu, shemi, tere, tharekundi |
| Malayalam | kadaram, karimgali, karinnali, khadiram, senkarinnali |
| Marathi | kaderi, khaderi, khadira, khair, khaira, khera, lalkhair, Khaira |
| Sanskrit | bahushalya, balapatra, balaputra, balatanaya, dantadhavana, gayatri, hihmashalya, homa, jihvashalya, jivamangalya, kantaki, karkati, khadira, khadirah, khadiravrikshaha, khadyapatri, kshitikshana, kushtarhita, kushthari, kustaghna, medhya, mridupatrika, ntakidruma, pathidruma, prasakha, raktasara, raktasarah, saradruma, sushalya, tiktasara, vakrakantaka, yajnanga, yajnangah, yajnika, yajniya |
| Tamil | alu, amirakitam, anmaram,carrankali, catta, cenkarunkali, cinkacalliyam, irattacaraccam, irattacaram, irattacaramaram, irulmuli, kacappi, karai, karangalli, karungali, karunkali, kasha-katti, kasku-kutta, kasukkati, kasukkatti, katir, katiram, katiravam, katiravamaram, katirmaram, kavi, kayattiri, kodam, koratam, kotakam, kotankam, kotankamaram, kudakkini, kutakkini, kutarcalliyam, kutilakantakam, kuttakkini, odalai, otakam, otakamaram, otam, othalei, parittavam, parittavamaram, pataravatam, patirakam, patiram, pattiracanam, sengarungali, sirumarodam, tantatvanam, tantayavanam, tantiyavanamaram, utukkaimaram, varacunti, voadalam, vodalai, vodalam, wothalay, Kattu, Karuppu kathu |
| Telugu | kachu, kasu, khadiramu, mallasandra, nalla sundra, podalamanu, podali-manu, podalimanu, poogamu, sandra, sundra, tellatumma |
| Tibetan | khyi la ba ri, sen lden, sen-lden, stod za |
| Urdu | katha |
| Common names | khair, kuttha,Black catechu, Bombay catechu, Cachou,Senegalia catechu, Acacia catechu, kher, catechu, cachou, cutchtree, black cutch, |
| Bengali | Khair |
| Sagar district, Madhya Pradesh | Khair |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Stem
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
Gum
Latex
Ethnopharmacology use
The decoction of bark used to cure skin disease, especially eczema
Source: Journal of Medicinal Plants Studies 2023; 11(6): 110-113
Acacia catechu Mimosaceae Bark Khair The decoction of bark used to cure skin disease, especially eczema
- Acacia catechu (L.f.) Willd
Habit - Tree
Parts used - Gum, bark, latex, leaves, fruit, stem
Application - Expulsion of placenta; abortifacient; dysentery; diarrhoea; cold; cough; ulcer; chest pain; leprosy
Treatment - General; women
References - Bhat et al. 2012, Bhat et al. 2014, Jain et al. 2004
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Bhat et al. 2012,
Bhat et al. 2014,
Jain et al. 2004
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Senegalia catechu. (2024, June 8). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegalia_catechu