Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Acacia sinuata
Scientific Name and Description
Acacia sinuata (LOUR.) MERR.
Herb Family
Plant type
Climber
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Acacia concinna (WILLD.) DC.
Acacia rugata (LAM.) MERR.
Mimosa abstergens ROXB.
Acacia rugata (LAM.) MERR.
Mimosa abstergens ROXB.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Common names | soap nut,shikaki |
| Hindi | allah, kochi, koci, ritha, satala, shikakai |
| Kannada | cige, manda seege, mandashige, mandasige, mandsige, mugali, mugli, ollesige, sage, seegay, seege, seegiballi, sheegae, shige, shige kayi, shigekayi, shiyakai, sige, sige balli, sigeballi, sigekai, sikiaro, wallasige, wolleshige, wollesige |
| Malayalam | carmalanta, carmantala, cheenikai, cheenikka, cheeyakayi, chinik, chinik-kaya, chinikkaya, chinnikayi, cikakayi, cikkakka, cinikka, cinikkaya, civikka, ciyakayi, inna, shikai, shinikkaya |
| Marathi | reetah, shikakaayi, shikakai, sikakai, sikekaayi, sikekai, sikekay,Shikakai |
| Sanskrit | amala, bahuphenarasa, bhuriphena, carmakansa, carmakasa, carmasahva, charmakasha, dipta, patraghana, phena, phenila, saptala, sara, sarmakasa, satala, svarnapushpi, vidula, vimala, vishanika, Saptala, Shikhantaka |
| Tamil | ceyakkay, ceyakkaycceti, cheek-kai, cika, cikaikkai, cikaikkay, cikaikkay, cikamaram, cikaram, cikkai, cikkay, cinkay, civappuvaci, civappuvacikkay, ciyakkai, ciyakkay, ciyakkay, enneyppokki, icciyami, icciyamikkay, kantavalli, kappukkay, kappukkaycceti, nakuracikacceti, nakuracikam, nallachiyakkay, nallaciyakkay, nattucciyakkay, neyccikkupokki, seekai, sheeakai, sheekay, sheeyakay, shika, shivakai, sigaikai, sigakai, siyakayi, siyakkai, siyakkay, tuyyai, Shikakai |
| Telugu | cheekaya, chika-kai, chikaya, chikayi, gogu, manjisikaya, seege, seekaya, shikaya, shikayi, sikai, sikaya, Shikakai |
| Tibetan | sa la |
| Urdu | shikakai |
| Bengali | Shikakai |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Acacia sinuata (Lour.) Merr
Habit - Climber
Parts used - Bark, leaves, fruit
Application - Pneumonia in animals; edible; ophthalmic
Treatment - General; animals
References - Kennedy 2006
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kennedy 2006
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
FLORA OF TRIPURA STATE VOL1 Author - D.B. DEB
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
Flora of Majuli Author - M.Islam
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Flora of Gujarat State Vol 1 Author - G.L.Shah
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
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 Tons Valley (Uttaranchal) Author - T.S.Rana, Bhaskar Datt & R.R.Rao
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Citations
Herb citations
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112