Medicinal Plant No 17

Adenanthera pavonina Linn. Mimosaceae (बब्बुल-कुलम्)

Eng : Coralwood tree, Redwood tree Hin : Bārāgunci (arn) Kan : Manjațți (wowe) Mal : Mañcāti (0981) San : Kucandanah, Tamrakah (:, 17:) Tam : Yanai kuntumani (WIT SO Loroof) Tel : Bandigurvina, Mansēnikotta (wo&Ko@gos. Los

Distribution: Throughout India, in deciduous forests, also cultivated as

avenue trees The plant: A medium sized, handsome unarmed deciduous tree about 20m

in height with a clear bole of 6.0 m having greyish brown bark with longitudinal fissures; leaves bipinnate, the pinnae 3 - 6 pairs, opposite, leaflets many, alternate, ovate - oblong, obtuse, glabrous, uncqual sided, dark green abovc; flowers pale yellow, in short peduncled racemes; fruits falcately curved pointed pods, the valves spirally twisted after dehiscence; seeds shining brilliant scarlet,

lenticular - globose. Parts used: bark, leaves, seeds, heartwood Properties and uses: The bark and leaves are astringent, vulnerary and

aphrodisiac, and are useful in colonorrhea, haematuria, ulcers, pharyngopathy, vitiated conditions of vāta and gout. The seeds are bitter, astringent, sweet, cooling, aphrodisiac, suppurative, antiemetic and febriſuge. They are useful in vitiated conditions of vata and pitta, gout, burning sensation, hyperdipsia, vomiting, fever and giddiness. The heart wood is astringent, aphrodisiac, haemostatic, and is useful in dysentery, haemorrhages and vitiated conditions of vāta.

"आरक्ततुवरी बीजः ताम्रकश्च सुवर्तुळः । बबरः शम्बरश्चैव प्रवाळस्तैस्तु चन्दनः || रक्तचन्दनसादृश्यात् रजको रक्तकाण्डकः । शोणवृक्षः ताम्रकाण्डः शोणसारः कुचन्दनः ।।" (स्व.)

("Araktatuvarībijaḥ tāmrakaśca suvarttu!aḥ Barbaraḥ sarbarascaiva prava!astaistu candanaḥ Raktacandanasādrsyat ranjako raktakandakah Sonavrksab tamrakandah sonasārah kucandanah" (Sva.)]

स्वादुतिक्तकषायो सौ पित्तभ्रान्तिवमिज्वरान् । रक्तवातं च शमयेत् वृष्यस्तृष्णाहरश्च सः । वकत्रकण्ठामयेष्वस्य पत्रत्वक्क्वाथ इष्यते । काष्ठसारकषायस्तु वृष्यो रक्तातिसारजित् ॥ रक्तचन्दनवत् चास्य प्रयोगः शस्यते सदा । "(स्व.) ["Svādutiktakaṣāyā sau pittabhſāntivamijvarān Raktavātam ca śamayēt vrsyastrşņāharaśca saḥ Vaktrakanthämayēsvasya patratvakkvātha işyatē Kāşthasarakaşāyastu vrsyo raktātisārajit Raktacandanavat cāsya prayogaḥ śasyatē sadā" (Sva.)]