Steinmetz:Acacia
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Revision as of 21:00, 8 June 2009
Acacia catechu
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae (Mimosaceae)
- English Names
- Black Catechu
- Pegu Catechu
- Bengal Cutch tree
- Natural Habitat
- Acacia Catechu: Southern Asia
- Burma
- North Borneo; Acacia Suma: Southern India
- Indonesia
- Malacca
- tropical Africa
- Part(s) Used
- Catechu nigrum (obtained from the heartwood)
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- Constituent(s)
- catechu-tannic acid
- catechin
- acacatechin
- quercetin
- mucilage
- gum
- colouring matter
- Action
- astringent
- expectorant
- antiperiodic
- stimulant
- detergent
- styptic
- dyeing- and tanning material
- used by the natives for chewing with betel leaves
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Acacia farnesiana
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae
- English Names
- Real Acacia
- Cassia flower tree
- Sponge tree
- Natural Habitat
- West India
- Malaya
- near the Dead Sea
- South Africa
- cultivated in France (chiefly about Cannes)
- Part(s) Used
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- Constituent(s)
- flower: benzaldehyde
- salicylic acid
- methyl-salicylate
- benzyl-alcohol analdehyde
- essential oil; bark: a soluble gum of the arabic type; fruit: tannin
- Action
- flower: antispasmodic
- aphrodisiac
- insecticidal
- astringent
- demulcent
- alterative
- stimulant. From the flowers a variety of Oil of Cassia is prepared for use in perfumery
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Acacia senegal
- Also known as (or relevant to)
- Family
- Leguminosae (Mimosaceae)
- English Names
- Natural Habitat
- Kordofan
- Sudan
- Nubia
- Senegambia
- Senegal
- Somaliland. Arabia
- Morocco
- India
- Part(s) Used
- Cortex Acaciae
- Gummi Arabicum = Gummi Acaciae (which exudes from the stem and the branches)
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- Constituent(s)
- gum: arabin (compound of arabic acid and calcium)
- magnesium and potassium salts
- mucilage
- sugar; pod: saponin
- gum
- malic acid
- resin
- glucose
- tannin; bark: tannin
- Action
- gum: demulcent
- emollient
- expectorant; bark: (so-called Babul bark) astringent
- used in tanning.
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