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Of the gum— The Indian Gum arabic (Eng.) ; Samaghe-aarabf 

 (Arab.) and (Pers.) ; Babul-ka-gond, Kikar-ka-gond (Hind.); 

 Kali-kikar-ki-gond (Duk.) ; Velam-pishin, Karu-velam-pishin 

 (Tam.) ; Nalla-tumma-banka, Tummubanka, Barbiiramu-banka 

 (Tel.); Vela-kam-pasha, Karuvela-kam-pasha (Mai.) ; Gobbali- 

 gondu, Karegobbali-gondu, Kare-jali-gondu (Can.); Babuler- 

 gun, Babla-gun, Babul-gun (Beng.) ; Vabbula-niryasam, vavula- 

 niryasam, ka]a-barbura-niryasam, barbura-niryasam (Sans.) ; 

 Kala-babili-cha-gonda, Babli-cha-gonda (Mah.) ; Kalo-baval-nu- 

 gundar (Guz.). 



Of the bark — Babool-bark, bark of the Babool tree (Eng.) ; 

 Qishrul-mughilan (Arab.) ; Postedrakhte-mughildn (Pers.) ; 

 Babul-kf-chhal, kikar-ki-chhal (Hind.) ; Kalf-kikar-ki- chhal 

 (Duk.) ; Velam pattai, Karu-velam-patai (Tam.) ; Nalla- 

 tumma-patta, Tumma-patta, Barburamu-patta (Tel.) ; Karu- 

 velakam-tola, Velakam-tola, Karu-velakam-tola (Mai.); Gobali- 

 patte, Kare-gobbali-patte, Kare-jalf-patte (Can.) ; Babuler-sal, 

 babla-sal (Beng.) ; Vabbula-valkalam, Vavula-valkalam, 

 Barbura-valkalam, Kala-barbura-valkalam (Sans.) ; Kala-babili- 

 cha-patta, Babili-Sal (Mah.) ; Kalo-babul-nu-chal (Guz.). 



Of the extract — Akakia (Eng.) ; Aqaqiya (Arab.), (Pers.) and 

 (Hind.) 



A large, deciduous tree. Bark in. thick, rough ; wood very 

 hard, harder than that of A. catechu. Sapwood large, yellowish- 

 white ; heart-wood olive-brown, nearly glabrous, prickles twin, 

 infra-stipular, slightly curved. Common petiole 3-6in. long; 

 pinnas 4-6 pair ; leaflets 15-30 pair, grey, linear, J- Jin. long. 

 Flowers pale-yellow, in numerous, lax, axillary, dense spikes, 

 which are often panicled, 3-4in. long, at the ends of branches. 

 Pod glabrous, 3-7 by fin., finally dehiscent, 4-6-seeded. 



Use: — The bark possesses astringent properties (Watt.) 

 Physiological Actions : — The gum is demulcent, emollient 

 and nutrient, the fresh and young pods dried in the sun, and 

 the extract of the fresh pods or Aqaqiya are astringent and 

 demulcent ; and the bark astringent. 



Therapeutic Uses: — Aqaqiya or a watery extract of the fresh 

 and young legumes of this plant possesses a beneficial influence 



