AYURVEDIC NAME: Khadira BOTANICALLY: Acacia catechu KNOWN AS: Cutch tree (English) OTHER NAMES: Cutch tree (English), Khair (Hindi), Kachu (Kannada), Karinnali (Malayalam), Karunkali (Tamil), Podalimanu (Telugu) CONCISE DESCRIPTION OF THE TREE: A deciduous tree of moderate size, 9-12 m in height with dark greyish or brown rough bark and hooked short spines. Leaves – compound, leaflets in 30-50 pairs, main rachis pubescent with large gland near the middle of the rachis. Flowers – pale yellow, sessile in peduncled spikes. Fruits – flat brown pods, shiny and with triangular beak at the base. Seeds – 3-10 per pod. Geographically where it grows: Grows on the Eastern slopes of Western Ghats, Andhra Pradesh, Bihar, Punjab, and Himalayas up to 1,500 m Useful part: Bark, heartwood, Resign Harvesting time: November - January ORGANOLEPTIC IDENTIFICATION: TASTE: Bitter, Astringent QUALITY: Light, dry POTENCY: Cold POST-DIGESTIVE EFFECT: Pungent SHIPPING : All Product will be shipped through India Post Registered Airmail. Delivery time : between 12 to 28 Business Days after Dispatch. Product will be shipped immediately on the same or next business day of receiving full payment. If for some reasons beyond our control, your area is not serviceable by our logistic partners, we will refund the money. Please be patient about the shipping time because it takes longer time due to the distance and sometimes take a little longer, due to local dispatch delay. Any sort of custom duties OR charges will be bared by buyers. Just log in and give us a positive feedback and help us serve you better. We believe that all disputes can be settled by proper communication.
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