kadara :

A medium sized unarmed tree grows up to 10 meters in height. Leaves bipinnate, leaflets up to 50 pairs, linear-oblong; flowers sessile, white, in terminal spikes; fruits flat pods, with triangular beak on apex, containing many flat round seeds. 

Taxonomical Classification

VERNACULAR NAMES

English: white cutch tree, white catech, White catechu
Hindi: Svetkhadir
Malayalam: Venkaringali, Somarayatoli

Synonyms

Synonyms in Ayurveda: kadara, somavalkah, Somavalka

Rasa: Kashaya Katu Tikta
Guna: Laghu Ruksha
Veerya: Ushna

Parts used for medicinal purpose

Heart wood (Kanda Sara), ,

Morphology:

A medium sized unarmed tree grows up to 10 meters in height. Leaves bipinnate, leaflets up to 50 pairs, linear-oblong; flowers sessile, white, in terminal spikes; fruits flat pods, with triangular beak on apex, containing many flat round seeds. 

Geographical distribution:

In southern part of India cultivated as well as growing wild. 

Therapeutic Uses:

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, skin diseases, diabetes, ulcers, epilepsy, insanity, obesity and arthritis. 

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