babbula :

Taxonomical Classification
VERNACULAR NAMES
English: black babul, babul tree, Indian Gum Arabic treeHindi: Babul
Malayalam: Karivelam കരിവേലം
Synonyms
Synonyms in Ayurveda: babbula, babul, yugalaksha, kantalu, tikshakantak, goshrunga, dirghakanta, ajabhaksha, sukshmapatra, kashay, Barbara, VavariRasa: Kashaya Madhura
Guna: Guru Ruksha Vishada
Veerya: Sheetha
Vipaka: Maduram
Parts used for medicinal purpose
Bark, Gum, ,Morphology:
A small to moderate sized thorny tree grows up to 10 meters in height. Leaves bipinnate, main rachis downy, pinnate 4-9 pairs, leaflets subsessile, 10-18 pairs; flowers golden yellow found in heads, axillary, fruits stalked, compressed, with constrictions between seeds. Seeds 10-12 per pod. Gum arise from the bark is called Gum Arabic.Geographical distribution:
Throughout India growing wild in deciduous forests.Therapeutic Uses:
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, pyorrhea, stomatitis, wounds, hemorrhage, ulcers, dysentery, diarrhea, skin diseases, burning sensation, cough, and dental caries.- » Classification and names of babbula
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