Monday, 19 August 2013

Acacia catechu,Khadir, Black Catechu,Mimosoideae

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Botanical Name : Acacia catechu
Sanskrit name : Khadir
English Name :
Black Catechu
Family : Fabaceae - Mimosoideae


Plant Parts Used :
Bark

Description of Acacia catechu :
"Traditional uses: In Ayurvedic medicine, Acacia leaves, flowers, and pods have long been used to expel worms, to staunch bleeding, heal wounds, and suppress the coughing up of blood. Its strong astringent action is used to contract and toughen mucous membranes throughout the body in much the same way as witch hazel or oak bark.


Black Catechu is used internally for chronic catarrh of the mucous membranes, dysentery, and bleeding. In Chinese medicine it is used for poorly healing ulcers, weeping skin diseases, oral ulcers with bleeding, and traumatic injuries. A small piece of cutch can be dissolved in the mouth to stop bleeding gums or heal canker sores. In Ayurvedic medicine, decoctions of the bark and heartwood are used for sore throats.


 










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Decoctions made from the powdered leaves, stems, and pods are taken for shigella, malaria, dysentery, and diarrhea. The brew is both antimicrobial and anti-inflammatory.
An infusion of the flowers and leaves is taken for gastrointestinal inflammations. The flowers are also sedating.

The roots make a mucilaginous tea that is both antibacterial and anti-inflammatory. It helps soothe mucous membranes from the mouth through to the anus, reducing inflammation and attacking microbial infections.
Phytochemistry: 2-12 % catechins,25-33 % phlobatannin,20-30 % gummy matter,quercitrin and quercitin.
Major constituents: Catechins





 Acacia catechu bark possesses astringent, anti-inflammatory, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and a large amount of antioxidant activities. It is used for treating high blood pressure, leucorrhoea, diarrhea, dysentery, leprosy, colitis, gastritis, bronchitis and cough, and also gargled for gingivitis, toothache, sore throat and mouth infections.
Anti-inflammatory activity: Cyanidanol demonstrated anti-inflammatory activities.


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Antifungal activity: The bark extract showed an inhibitory effect on the growth of fungi such as Piricularia oryzae and Colletotrichum falcatum.

Catechu's infusions are taken to stop nosebleeding, uterine haemorrhage, leucorrhoea and gonorrhoea.
Externally, Catechu bark powder is applied for boils, ulcers and cutaneous eruptions. A small piece, held in the mouth and allowed to slowly  dissolve, is an excellent remedy in relaxation of the uvula and simple pharyngitis.

Acacia Catechu also possesses hepatoprotective property found in the heartwood. During trials, an ethyl acetate extract in male rats decreased CCI4-induced elevated enzyme levels in acute and chronic models of liver damage.
The results indicated some form of repair of the structural integrity of the hepatocyte cell membrane or regeneration of damaged liver cells.
Decreased levels of serum bilirubin after treatment with the extract in both acute and chronic liver damage indicated the efficacy of the extract in restoring normal functional status of the liver and the protective action of the extract was further substantiated by histopathological observations.

 
ACACIA CATECHU DRY EXTRACT ( KHADIR )
PRODUCT CODE: NE/AC/003
DESCRIPTION
BROWN COLOURED DRY POWDER
IDENTIFICATION
TEST FOR PRESENCE OF TANNINS
SOLUBILITY
a) WATER

MIN 65%
PH 1% W/V SOLN. 3~7
ASH CONTENT MAX. 15%
LOSS ON DRYING MAX. 7%
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS
TANNIN CONTENT

MIN 20%

MIN 30%

MIN 40%
HEAVY METALS MAX 20 PPM
ARESENIC MAX 5 PPM
TOTAL PLATE COUNT MAX 1000 CFU/GM
TOTAL YEAST MOULD MAX 100 CFU/GM
E. COLI, SALMONELLA ABSENT
S. AEREUS ABSENT

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