Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Acacia farnesiana
Scientific Name and Description
Acacia farnesiana (L.) WILLD.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Acacia indica DESV.
Verchellia farnesiana WIGHT & ARN.
Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana (L.) Wight et Arn.
Acacia acicularis Humb. & Bonpl. ex. Willd.[5]
Acacia densiflora (Small) Cory
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Acacia farnesiana var. lenticellata (F.Muell.) Bailey
Acacia farnesiana subsp. pinetorum (F.J.Herm.) Ebinger, Seigler & H.D.Clarke[6]
Acacia ferox M.Martens & Galeotti[7]
Acacia indica (Poir.) Desv.
Acacia lenticellata F. Muell.[8]
Acacia minuta (M.E. Jones) R.M. Beauch.
Acacia minuta subsp. minuta (M.E.Jones) R.M. Beauch.
Acacia minuta subsp. densiflora (Alexander ex Small) R.M.Beauch.[9]
Acacia pedunculata Willd.
Acacia pinetorum F.J.Herm.[4]
Acacia smallii Isely[10]
Farnesia odora Gasp.
Farnesiana odora Gasp.
Mimosa acicularis Poir.
Mimosa farnesiana L.[1]
Mimosa indica Poir.
Mimosa suaveolens Salisb.
Pithecellobium acuminatum M.E. Jones
Pithecellobium minutum M.E. Jones
Popanax farnesiana (L.) Raf.
Poponax farnesiana (L.) Raf.
Vachellia densiflora Small
Verchellia farnesiana WIGHT & ARN.
Acacia farnesiana var. farnesiana (L.) Wight et Arn.
Acacia acicularis Humb. & Bonpl. ex. Willd.[5]
Acacia densiflora (Small) Cory
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Acacia farnesiana var. lenticellata (F.Muell.) Bailey
Acacia farnesiana subsp. pinetorum (F.J.Herm.) Ebinger, Seigler & H.D.Clarke[6]
Acacia ferox M.Martens & Galeotti[7]
Acacia indica (Poir.) Desv.
Acacia lenticellata F. Muell.[8]
Acacia minuta (M.E. Jones) R.M. Beauch.
Acacia minuta subsp. minuta (M.E.Jones) R.M. Beauch.
Acacia minuta subsp. densiflora (Alexander ex Small) R.M.Beauch.[9]
Acacia pedunculata Willd.
Acacia pinetorum F.J.Herm.[4]
Acacia smallii Isely[10]
Farnesia odora Gasp.
Farnesiana odora Gasp.
Mimosa acicularis Poir.
Mimosa farnesiana L.[1]
Mimosa indica Poir.
Mimosa suaveolens Salisb.
Pithecellobium acuminatum M.E. Jones
Pithecellobium minutum M.E. Jones
Popanax farnesiana (L.) Raf.
Poponax farnesiana (L.) Raf.
Vachellia densiflora Small
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
English | cassie, opopanax, popinac, sweet acacia |
Hindi | babool, bukikar, dowana-babul, durgandhakhair, gandbabul, gandhi babul, gandhi-babul, guh-babul, guhbabul, gul-babul, gul-kikar, pissibabul, vilayati-babul, vilayati-kikar, vilayatibabul, vilayatikikar, vilayatlkikar, vilyati kikar |
Kannada | banni mara, byadala gida, jaali, jali, jalli, kari kashturi, karijali, karikasthoori, karikasturi, kasthoori gobli, kasthoori jaali, kasthuri golli, kasturi jaali, kasturi-gobli, kasturigobbali, kasturigobbi, kasturigobli, kasturijali, kiree jaali, kirijaali, kirijali, kusuma jaali, peeka jaali, sanna jaali, sannajali |
Malayalam | kariveelum, pauvelam, pikharu-vil, pitumma pivelum, pivelam |
Marathi | devbaabbul, gubaabul, gubabul, guibabhul, gul-babul, gul-kikar, guyaababul, guyababul, heaver, iri-babul, kankar, kankri, kemsar, yeribaabul, yeribabul |
Sanskrit | arimaedah, arimeda, arimedah, arimedaka, asimeda, babbbula, girimeda, godhaskanda, irimeda, kalaskandha, krimishatrava, marudruma, rimeda, vita, vitkhadira |
Tamil | arimetam, kacappuppivel, kacappuppivelamaram, kadivel, kasturi velam, kasturivel, kativel, kirimetam, pavalam, pee karuvel, peekaruvel, peyvel, peyvelan, pikkaruvel, pikkaruvil, pivel, pivelam, piyvel, veddayala, vedumul, veduvali, vetumul, vetuvali |
Telugu | arimdamu, arimidamu, arinmaedamu, kampu tumma, kampu-tumma, kamputhumma, kamputumma, kasthoori thumma, kasturi, kasturitumma, kempu cumma, murikithumna, murikitumma, murki-tumma, naagathumma, naga-tumma, nagatumma, nugathumma, nugatumma, peekethumma, piketumma, piyi-tumma, piyyathumma, piyyatumma |
Common names | Vachellia farnesiana, Mimosa farnesiana,sweet acacia, huisache, casha tree, or needle, bush |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Stem
Bark
Fruits
Gum
Ethnopharmacology use
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd.
Habit - Tree
Parts used - Fruit, bark, stem, gum
Application - Dog bite; stomach ache; fainting; fever; gastro intestinal disorders
Treatment - General
References - Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kshirsagar and Singh 2001
Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
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
Vachellia farnesiana. (2024, June 18). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vachellia_farnesiana