BABBULA

 Babbula consists of dried mature stem bark of Acacia nilotica (Linn.) Willd. ex. Del. sp. indica (Benth.) Brenan, Syn. Acacia arabica Willd. (Fam. Leguminosae) , a moderate sized, spiny, evergreen tree found throughout India.

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SYNONYMS

•  Sanskrit : Bavari, Kinkirata
• Assamese : Babala
• Bengali : Babla
•  English : Babula tree, Indian gum arabic tree
• Gujrati : Baval, Kaloabaval
• Hindi : Babula, Babura, Kikar
• Kannada : Sharmeeruka, Kari Jail, Kari gobli, Pulai Jali
• Kashmiri : Sak
• Malayalam : Velutha Karuvelan
•  Marathi : Babhul, Babhula
• Oriya : Babula, Babala
•  Punjabi : Kikkar
• Tamil : Karuvelan, Karuvel
• Telugu : Nallatumma, Thumma

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PROPERTIES AND ACTION

•  Rasa : Kashaya
• Guna : Guru, Ruksha, Vishada
•  Virya : Ushna
•  Vipaka : Katu
•  Karma : Grahi, Kaphahara, Vishaghna.

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IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Mritasajivani Sura, Babbularishta

THERAPEUTIC USES - Kasa, Krimiroga, Kushtha, Atisara

DOSE - 20-30 g of the drug for decoction.

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