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| Species name | Species name# | Common name | Common Hindi name | Family | Ailment type | Medicinal use description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acacia concinna | Acacia concinna | Soap pod | शिकाकाई Shikakai | Fabaceae | Infectious diseases Organ-specific disorders | The saponins produced from the fruit have a mildly low pH and detergent action, which gives them antibacterial cleansing properties. Decoction of the leaves acts as a purgative and is used to relieve malaria. An ointment prepared from ground pods is used as a skin cream. |
| Acacia nilotica | Acacia nilotica | Arabic Gum, Black Piquant, Egyptian thorn, Prickly acacia | बबूल Babool,कीकर Kikar | Fabaceae | Infectious diseases | |
| Acacia sinuata | Acacia sinuata | Piquant Sappan | Shikakai | Fabaceae | Infectious diseases Organ-specific disorders | |
| Glycyrrhiza glabra | Glycyrrhiza glabra | Cultivated Liquorice, Sweetwood | मुलेठी Mulethi | Fabaceae | Infectious diseases Pains and Inflammation Systemic disorders Organ-specific disorders Cancer | Root is sweet, refrigerant, tonic, aphrodisiac, alexeteric, diuretic; good for eye; improves taste; lessens hiccups, vomiting; heals ulcers, wounds; improves voice; purifies blood; used in leprosy, anemia; abdominal pains, epilesy (Ayurveda). The root relieves thirst, cough, vomiting, asthma, bronchistis, abdominal colic, headache; cures eye troubles, unhealthy humours, ulcers. Leaves are used for scalds of the head, and in foul perspiration of the armpits (Unani). |
| Saraca indica | Saraca indica | Ashoka | अशोक Ashok | Fabaceae | Pains and Inflammation Common ailments Cancer | The extract from bark has stimulatory activity on the ovarian tissue. It may be producing an estrogen like activity enhancing the repair of the endometrium and preventing bleeding. The extract from flowers has been shown in mice to have anti-skin cancer activity. |
