Albizia lebbeck (L.) BENTH |
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Botanical Name |
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Albizia lebbeck (L.) BENTH |
English
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Siris Tree, East indian walnut, Kokko |
Synonym(s) |
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Acacia lebbek (L.) Willd., Acacia sirissa Hamilton, Acacia speciosa (Jacq.) Willd., Albizia latifolia Biovin, Inga leucoxylon Hassk., Mimosa lebbeck L., Mimosa serissa Roxb. |
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Mimosaceae |
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General Info
| Description |
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Deciduous tree to 30 m tall, with a dense shade-producing crown. Bark smooth, light whitish or greenish gray. Leaves alternate, twice compound, with 2 to 4 pairs of pinnate pinnae, each with 4 to 10 pairs of leaflets, the ultimate leaflets entire, arcuate, oblong. Flowers white, with greenish stamens, in clusters resembling a white powder puff. Pods flat, reddish brown, several seeds, often rattling in the breeze. |
| Herb Effects |
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Astringent, tonic, antileprotic and anthelmintic (stem bark); alleviates spasms and stimulates the cardiovasular system (root); hypoglycemic (stem bark and pod); anticancer and spermicidal (root and pod); antiprotozoal (pod). |
Chemistry
| Active Ingredients |
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Lebbekanins, albigenim and albigenic and olenic acids (plant). |
Pharmacology
| Medicinal Use |
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For boils (flower); in leprosy, asthma, skin diseases, leucoderma, sprains, wounds, neuralgia, nightblindness, diarrhoea (stem bark). |
| Reference |
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 Chandel et al., Biodiversity in Medicinal and Aromatic Plants in India.
Uniyal et al., Medicinal Flora of Garhwal Himalayas. |
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