Acacia CATECHU (L.f.) Willd.
| Synonym : | Acacia catechu Willd. Acacia sundra (Roxb.) Bedd. Mimosa catechu L.F. Mimosa catechuoides Roxb. |
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| Bangla Name : | Khair, Katha, Khadir. |
| English Name : | Kutch tree. |
| Family : | Mimosaceae |
| Disease : | leucorrhoea, piles, erysipelas,diarrhoea, spongy gums,tonsil. |
| Description : | A moderate sized spiny deciduous tree, spines short hooked in pairs. Leaves 2-pinnate, pinnae 40-80, leaflets 60-100, small ligulate. Flowers small, pale yellow or white in cylindrical axillary spikes, corolla 2-3 times the calyx. Pods strap-shaped, straight, brown. |
| Distribution : | Bogra, Faridpur, Pabna and Rajshahi. |
| Chemical Constituents : | Bark and the shiny, black-brown extract of leaves and shoots contain tannins, catechin, catechutannic acid, catechuic acid, catechu red, mucilage, flavonoids, quercetin, quercitrin, resins and gum. Wood contains many flavonoids, ?-, ?- and ?–catechin and |
| Uses : | Bark is astringent, anthelmintic, antidysenteric, antipyretic, cures itching, inflammations, sore throat, bronchitis, indigestion, ulcers, boils, leucoderma, psoriasis, leprosy and elephantiasis, strengthens the teeth. Catechu extracted from the brak pose |
| Habit : | Tree |