Synonym- A sinuata (Lour.) Merrill; A. rugata (Lamk.) Ham.
Family- Mimosaceae.
Habitat- Tropical jungles throughout India, especially in the Deccan.
Ayurvedic- Saptalaa, Shitalaa,Saatalaa, Shrivalli, Kantvalli.
Unani- Shikaakaai, Kharunb Nabti.
Siddha/Tamil- Seekai, Sigakai.
Folk= Ban-Reethaa.
Action- Febrifuge, expectorant,emetic, spasmolytic, diuretic,antidiarrhoeal. Leaves—an infusion is given in malarial fever. Pods and seeds—decoction is used to remove dandruff (known as Shikaakaai),extensively used as a detergent. An ointment is used for skin diseases.Bark—extract is used in leprosy.The bark yields a saponin which,on hydrolysis, yields lupeol, alphaspinasterol and acacic acid lactone.Pods also yield saponins (20.8%). Sugars identified are glucose, arabinose and rhamnose.The leaves contain alkaloids, nicotine and colycotomine, a triterpenoid saponin and oxalic, tartaric, citric, succinic and ascorbic acids.The bark saponins are spermicidal, also haemolytic and spasmolytic. Adecoction of pods relieves biliousness and acts as a purgative.
Family- Mimosaceae.
Habitat- Tropical jungles throughout India, especially in the Deccan.
Ayurvedic- Saptalaa, Shitalaa,Saatalaa, Shrivalli, Kantvalli.
Unani- Shikaakaai, Kharunb Nabti.
Siddha/Tamil- Seekai, Sigakai.
Folk= Ban-Reethaa.
Action- Febrifuge, expectorant,emetic, spasmolytic, diuretic,antidiarrhoeal. Leaves—an infusion is given in malarial fever. Pods and seeds—decoction is used to remove dandruff (known as Shikaakaai),extensively used as a detergent. An ointment is used for skin diseases.Bark—extract is used in leprosy.The bark yields a saponin which,on hydrolysis, yields lupeol, alphaspinasterol and acacic acid lactone.Pods also yield saponins (20.8%). Sugars identified are glucose, arabinose and rhamnose.The leaves contain alkaloids, nicotine and colycotomine, a triterpenoid saponin and oxalic, tartaric, citric, succinic and ascorbic acids.The bark saponins are spermicidal, also haemolytic and spasmolytic. Adecoction of pods relieves biliousness and acts as a purgative.
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