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Acacia catechu

Scientific Name
Acacia catechu
Family Name
Fabaceae
Common Names
Kutch tree
Local Names
Khair, katha (Bangladesh), Khair (India), Khair (Nepal), Kaippu (Sri Lanka)
Description
A medium sized tree attaining a height of 10-13m, with greyish brown barkexfoliating in long, narrow strips. Leaves are bipinnate, armed with stipular thornsand numerous leaflets. Flowers are small, white or pale yellow in axillary spikes. Podsthin, flat, glabrous, 4-8 seeded. (India)
Tree, 12-20m high, with shoots unarmed or with paired, stipular spines, leavesbipinnately compound, leaflets oblong, and flowers with spikes. (Nepal)
Uses
Astringent, dysentery, intestinal, worms, sore throat, ulcers, leprosy, ulcers,leucoderma, leucoderma, piles, teeth(strengthening). (Bangladesh)
Diarrhoea, haemorrhage, sore throat, bronchial affections, cancer, piles, ulcerations,skin diseases, asafoetida haemoptysis, leprosy, cumins, gonorrhea (India)
Diarrhoea, dysentery, piles (Nepal)
Dropsy, renal, astringent, chest ailment, haemorrhage, uterine (Sri Lanka)
Locations Where Plants Is Conserved
Nepal - Dhakeri, Banke
Sri Lanka - Haldummu
Remarks
Acacia catechu(GRIN)

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