BOTANICAL NAME: Acacia fernenciana
FAMILY: Mimosaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka- Udaraprashamana, Sangya Sthapana
Bhavprakash- Vatadi Varga
ENGLISH NAME: Needle bush, sweet acacia
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Gandh babool
Kannad: Kasturigibbali
Bengali:Guyababbula
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
इरिमेदो विट्खदिरः कालस्कन्धोऽरिमेदकः |
इरिमेदः कषायोष्णो मुखदन्तगदाऽस्रजित् |
हन्ति कण्डूविषश्लेष्मकृमिकुष्ठविषव्रणान् ||२९||
HABITAT: Dry regions of India, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION:
Irimeda is a small tree growing upto a height of 6- 8 meters in the dry regions of India. The plant bears small, fragrant yellow flowers
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Kashaya
Tikta |
Laghu
Ruksha |
Sheeta | Katu | – | Kaph pitta
Shamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Astringent, Bitter | Light, dry | Cold | Pungent | – | Kapha pitta pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: The rootbark of the plant Acacia farnesina Wild. contain leucophleol, leucoxol and leucophleoxol. The plant also contains Aromadendrin, Naringenin, Galloylglucose, Ethyl Gallate as the other chemical constituent
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Dental caries: Decoction of plant is used for gargling.
- Diarrhea: Decoction of bark of plant is taken internally.
- Inflammation: Paste prepared from the powder of the heart wood is applied to treat localized inflammation, pain.
- Cough: Decoction of the plant is also used in 40-50ml to treat cough.
- Wound bleeding: Paste of irimeda seed is used.
INDICATIONS:
Kustha leprosy, Kandū itching, Tvagvikāra skin disorder, Rakta (asuddhi) vikāra blood disorder, Mukharoga-dantaroga mouth disorders, Krmiroga worm infections, Kasa cough.
USEFUL PART: Stem, bark, heart wood
DOSAGE: Decoction 40-50 ml
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
- Irimedadi tel
- Khadiradi vati