| Latin Name: | ACACIA CATECHU |
| Hindi Name: | KHAYER / KATHA / KHADIRA/ KHAIR |
| English Name: | THE CHATECHU TREE. |
| Chinese Name: | ERH-CHA |
| Pharmaceutical Name: | CATECHU |
| Family Name: | MIMOSACEAE |
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| Guna: | BITTER(TIKTA) |
| Rasa: | BITTER (TIKTA),ASTRINGENT (KASHAYA) |
| Veerya: | COLD(SHEETA) |
| Vipak: | PUNGENT (KATU) |
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| Properties: | HEMOSTATIC AND EXPECTORANT. COOLS AND ASTRINGES. |
| Indications: | STOMATITIS, MOIST ABSCESSES, HEMORRHOIDAL SWELLING, FEVER AND COUGH |
| Dosha Reducing: | PITTA / KAPHA |
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| Doses: | POWDER 1-3 GM., DECOCTION 5-10 ML. |
| Parts Used: | BARK. |
| Habitat: | PUNJAB, N.W. HIMALAYAS, M.P., U.P., BIHAR, GUJARAT, SOUTH MAHARASHTRA |
