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 catechuHindi: Svetkhadir
Malayalam: Venkaringali, Somarayatoli
Synonyms
Synonyms in Ayurveda: kadara, somavalkah, SomavalkaRasa: 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.- » Classification and names of kadara
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