Khadira — Cutch Tree

Ayurvedic herb Khadira (Acacia catechu) — Cutch Tree. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Kashaya, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Katu. Balances Kapha, Pitta.

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Purifies blood, useful in skin diseases, leprosy, and itching.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKashayaKashaya (Astringent) — drying, absorbent, wound-healing
GunaLaghu, RukshaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Ruksha (Dry) — absorbs moisture, drying
ViryaSheetaSheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaRaktashodhak, Kushtaghna, GrahiRaktashodhak — blood purifier; Kushtaghna — treats skin diseases; Grahi — absorbent, improves assimilation, stops diarrhea

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Khadira is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Raktasara, Dantadhavana, Gayatri, Balapatra

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Khadira are: kandasara, twak.

Main Indications

Khadira is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Kushta, Krimi, Prameha, Raktapitta.

Dosha Effects

Khadira pacifies Kapha, Pitta.

It may aggravate Vata when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Khadira is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Tikta, Kaṣ¡ya
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Rūkṣa
Virya (Potency)śita
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Kaphapittahara, Rakta¿odhaka, Kuṣuhaghna, Medohara, Krmighna, Dantya
Dose20-30 g of the drug for the decoction.
Therapeutic Uses: Kuṣuha, Vraḍa, śotha, Prameha
Important Formulations: Khadir¡riṣua, Arimed¡di Taila, Khadir¡di Guuik¡
Botanical Name: Acacia catechu (Leguminosae)
Part Used: Ht.Wd.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
aerial partHypoglycemic agentsMESH:D007004,UMLS:C0020616ISBN:9770972795006
barkAbortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9788172362089
barkAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
barkAnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9788171360536
barkAnti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
barkAntipruriticsMESH:D000982,UMLS:C0003417, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9788171360536
barkAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9789327275590, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
barkCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9788171360536
barkConjunctivitisMESH:D003231,UMLS:C0009763, DOID:6195, ICD-11:9A60ISBN:9788173717024
barkDepressive disorderMESH:D003866,UMLS:C0011581, ICD-11:6A7ZISBN:9788173717024
barkDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9788171360536
barkDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9789327275590
barkDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788171360536
barkEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
barkErysipelasMESH:D004886,UMLS:C0014733, DOID:11330, ICD-11:1B70.0ISBN:9770972795006
barkGastrointestinal diseasesMESH:D005767,UMLS:C0017178, DOID:77, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
barkHemoptysisMESH:D006469,UMLS:C0019079, ICD-11:MD22ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788173717024
barkHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9789327275590
barkHemostasisMESH:D006487,UMLS:C0019116ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
barkLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9789327275590
barkLeukorrheaMESH:D007973,UMLS:C0023533, DOID:3766, ICD-11:MF3AISBN:9788172362089
barkMouth diseasesMESH:D009059,UMLS:C0026636, DOID:403ISBN:9770972795006
barkPolyuriaMESH:D011141,UMLS:C0032617, ICD-11:MF55ISBN:9770972795006
barkPruritusMESH:D011537,UMLS:C0033774, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9770972795006
barkScabiesMESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04ISBN:9788172362089
barkScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
barkSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
barkStomatitisMESH:D013280,UMLS:C0038362, DOID:9637, ICD-11:DA01ISBN:9789327275590
barkTooth diseasesMESH:D014076,UMLS:C0040435, DOID:1091, ICD-11:DA07.ZISBN:9770972795006
barkUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006
barkUrticariaMESH:D014581,UMLS:C0042109, DOID:1555, ICD-11:EB05ISBN:9770972795006
flowerAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9789327275590
flowerDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9789327275590
flowerGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9788172362089
flowerHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9789327275590
flowerHemostasisMESH:D006487,UMLS:C0019116ISBN:9789327275590
flowerLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9789327275590
flowerStomatitisMESH:D013280,UMLS:C0038362, DOID:9637, ICD-11:DA01ISBN:9789327275590
leafAnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
leafDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788172362089
leafSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006
leafToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9770972795006
leafUterine diseasesMESH:D014591,UMLS:C0042131, DOID:345, ICD-11:GA1YISBN:9770972795006
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
plant exudateAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006
plant exudateDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
plant exudateGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
plant exudateWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9788172362089
rootAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9788172362089
rootAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362089
rootToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788172362089
seedAgglutinationMESH:D000371,UMLS:C0001801ISBN:9788172362089
seedAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
seedGastric acidMESH:D005744,UMLS:C0017119ISBN:9770972795006
seedHypoglycemiaMESH:D007003,UMLS:C0020615, DOID:9993, ICD-11:5A41ISBN:9788172360481
seedLeukemiaMESH:D007938,UMLS:C0023418, DOID:1240, ICD-11:2B33.4ISBN:9780387706375
stemAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
stemAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
stemAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
stemAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
stemParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
stemVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788172362089
whole plantHemagglutinationMESH:D006384,UMLS:C0018903ISBN:9770972795006
woodAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9788173717024
woodAnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9788173717024
woodAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
woodAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
woodAnti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
woodAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788173717024
woodAntipruriticsMESH:D000982,UMLS:C0003417, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9788173717024
woodAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717024
woodAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9770972795006
woodAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717024
woodAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9788172363178
woodCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9788173717024
woodCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788173717024
woodDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9788173717024
woodDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788173717024
woodDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788172363178
woodDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788173717024
woodEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
woodEpistaxisMESH:D004844,UMLS:C0014591, ICD-11:MD20ISBN:9788172362089
woodExanthemaMESH:D005076,UMLS:C0015230ISBN:9788172363178
woodFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788173717024
woodFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9788172363178
woodGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9788171360536
woodHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717024
woodHematemesisMESH:D006396,UMLS:C0018926, ICD-11:ME24.A5ISBN:9788173717024
woodHematinicsMESH:D006397,UMLS:C0018928ISBN:9788173717024
woodHemoptysisMESH:D006469,UMLS:C0019079, ICD-11:MD22ISBN:9788173717024
woodHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788173717024
woodHemostasisMESH:D006487,UMLS:C0019116ISBN:9788173717024
woodHoarsenessMESH:D006685,UMLS:C0019825, ICD-11:MA82.10ISBN:9788171360536
woodInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717024
woodLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717024
woodPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9788173717024
woodPressure ulcerMESH:D003668,UMLS:C0011127, DOID:8717, ICD-11:EH90.ZISBN:9788171360536
woodGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788173717024
woodSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717024
woodSplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9788173717024
woodStomatitisMESH:D013280,UMLS:C0038362, DOID:9637, ICD-11:DA01ISBN:9780387706375
woodTooth diseasesMESH:D014076,UMLS:C0040435, DOID:1091, ICD-11:DA07.ZISBN:9788173717024
woodUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788173717024
woodUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006
woodVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788173717024
woodWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717024
woodDepurativeISBN:9788173717024
woodCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788173717024
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
Antineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9788172360481
Anti-obesity agentsMESH:D019440,UMLS:C0376607, ICD-11:5B81ISBN:9770972795006
AphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717024
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717024
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006
AtherosclerosisMESH:D050197,UMLS:C0004153, DOID:1936, ICD-11:BD40.ZISBN:9780387706375
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
Chest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788172363178
Digestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788173717024
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788172360481
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
Laryngeal diseasesMESH:D007818,UMLS:C0023051, DOID:786, ICD-11:CA0H.YISBN:9788173717024
LeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172363178
NeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:9788172362089
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Stomatitis, aphthousMESH:D013281,UMLS:C0038363, DOID:9663, ICD-11:DA01.10ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
Tuberculosis, pulmonaryMESH:D014397,UMLS:C0041327, DOID:2957, ICD-11:1B10.ZISBN:9788172360481
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
VitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9770972795006
Wound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9788173717024
DepurativeISBN:9788173717024