Baboola

BOTANICAL NAME: Acacia arabica

FAMILY: Leguminoseae

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Bhavaprakasha nighantu– Vatadi varga

ENGLISH NAME: Indian gum arabic tree

COMMON NAME:

Hindi: keekar

Bengali: baabla

Kannad: Jalli mara

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

बब्बूलः किङ्किरातः स्यात्किङ्किराटः सपीतकः |
स एव कथितस्तज्ज्ञैराभाषट्प्रदमोदिनी |
बब्बूलः कफनुद् ग्राही कुष्ठक्रिमिविषापहः ||३१||

HABITAT: Babool is a small tree growing to a height of 8-10 m containing small spikes.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Stem woody, solid, branched, cylindrical leaf compound, bipinnate, stipulate, flowers yellow and fragrant.

AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:

RASA	GUNA	VEERYA	VIPAKA	PRABHAVA	DOSHGHNTA
Kaşaya	Guru, Rūkşa	Sheeta	Katu	Grahi	Kaphahara.

AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:

TASTE

PROPERTY

POTENCY

POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT

EFFECT ACTION

DOSHA ACTION

Astringent

Heavy,

Dry

Cold

Pungent

Styptic

Pacifying kapha dosha

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Plant contains iso quercetin arabinobioses, leucocyanidin, aldobio uronic acid.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

Bleeding gums and mouth ulcers – The decoction prepared from the bark of the plant of babool is given.
Diarrhoea and intestinal worms – The decoction 40 -50 ml is given to treat diarrhoea and intestinal worms.
Oozing eczemas– The paste prepared from the bark of the plant is applied over affected area.
Piles – The decoction of pods and bark are used to treat piles and haemorrhoids.

INDICATIONS:

Jawara Fever, kushtha skin diseases, kasa cough, pravahika Dysentery

USEFUL PART: stem bark , fruits, gum

DOSAGE: acacia gum 2-3gm

Seed decoction 3 -6 gm powder

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION: