Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Acacia torta
Scientific Name and Description
Acacia torta (ROXB) CRAIB
Herb Family
Plant type
Shrub
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Acacia caesia (L.) WILLD.
Acacia intsia WILLD.
Acacia intsia WILLD.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
| Hindi | aila, dhangar, dhanger, gul-mohwa, jangli-moha, jangli-mohva, janglimoha, janglimohva, mahua, mahula, mahwa, maul, mowa, refan, relan |
| Kannada | alippe, antarike, antitike, barasige, candemullu, chande mullu, chende mullu, chendemullu, doddippe, halippa, haltumbri, hunage, ippaya, ippe, ippe-mara, ippi, kaadu seege, kadippe, kadu-ippe-gida, kempu seege, pokka, sonedarakele, udlu |
| Malayalam | attu, attucini, attushini, enga, iluppa, inca, incha, inja, intsia, irippa, irippapu, katirippa, kattirippa, madhookam, pu, puvuna |
| Marathi | chilari, chilhar, chitar, gul-mohwa, maha, maho, mahwa, mhowra, moho, mohwa, mora, mowda, mowha, ranachaipechajhada, ranachamohachajhada |
| Sanskrit | ara, atavi-madhukavriksha, atavimadhuka, atavimadhukavrikshaha, dolaphala, garudapu, gudapushpa, gudapuspah, lodhrapushpa, madhava, madhhuka, madhu, madhudrumah, madhuka, madhukah, madhukavrikshaha, madhushthila, madhusphuttila, madhusrava, madhusravah, madhustilah, madhuvara, madhuvriksha, madhvaga, madhvalam, mahadruma, nikunjika, patanga, priyala, rodhrapushpa, rodhrapuspah, vanaprastha, vanaprasthah |
| Tamil | ampavakkoti, ampavam, cinkay, elluppainei, iluppai, indu, irantikai, kat illipi, kattiluppai, kattu illuppai, kattu-iluppai, kattu-iruppai, kattuirrupai, kattuiruppai, madugam, mantarcinkay, untupatakkoti, untupatarkkoti, vellaiyintu, vellintankoti, vellintu, Vellai Vel Vellai-vella Vel Vagai |
| Telugu | adavippe-chettu, adaviyippa, eppi, ippa, ippachettu, konda korinda, konda korintha, kondakorinda, koralakorinda, korendam, korinda, korindamu, korinta, korintha, madhookamu, madhukamu, manjikorinda, peddayippa, yerra cheeki |
| Common names | Catsclaw, Huisache |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Stem
Bark
Leaves
Seeds
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Kshirsagar and Singh 2001
Padal et al. 2010
Sreeramulu et al. 2013
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Bankura District(West Bengal) Author - Sanyal M.N.
Flora of Chamba District (Himachal Pradesh) Author - Harindar Singh and M Sharma
A Contribution to the Flora of Namdapha Arunachal Pradesh Author - A S Chauhan, K P Singh, D K Singh
Flora of Himachal Pradesh Vol I Author - H.J.chowdhery & B.M.Wadhwa
Flora of Rajasthan Vol. 1 Author - B.V.Shetty & V.Singh
A Forest Flora for Kumaon Author - A.E. Osmaston
Flora of Maharashrta State (Dicotyledons) Volume 1 Author - N.P.Singh, P.Lakshminarasimhan, S.Karthikeyan & P.V. Prasanna
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
FLORA OF KARNATAKA VOL-1 Author - C.J. SALDHANA.
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
The Flora of Orissa Volume 1 Author - H. O. Saxena, M. Brahmam
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Body
Acacia torta (Roxb.) Craib
Habit - Rambling shrub
Parts used - Stem, bark, seed, leaves
Application - Cough and dysentery; labour pain; fever; python bite; stomachache; the treatment of menstrual disorders; cough; bronchitis
Treatment - General; women; pregnant women
References - Kshirsagar and Singh 2001, Padal et al. 2010, Sreeramulu et al. 2013