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Of the gum — The Indian Gum arabic (Eng.) ; Samaghe-aarabi 
(Arab.) and (Pers.); Babul-ka-g6nd, Kikar-kft-g6nd (Hind.); 
Kdli-kfkar-ltf-g6nd (Duk. ) ; v elam-pishin, Karu-v£lam-pishin 
(Tam.); Nalla-tumma-banka, Tummubanka, Barburamu-banka 
(Tel.); V41a-kam-pasha, Karuvela-kam-pasha (Mai.) ; Gobbali- 
gdndu, Karegobbali-gdndu, Kare-jali-g6ndu (Can.); Bibuler- 
gun, Bdbla-gun, Babul-gun (Beng.); Vabbula-niryasam, vavula- 
niryasam, kala-barbura-niryasam, barbura-nirydsam (Sane.) ; 
Kdla-bdbili-cha-g6nda, Babli-cha-gotida (Mah.); Kalo-baval-nu- 
gundar (Guz.). 
Of the bark — Babool-bark, bark of the Babool tree (Eng.) ; 
Qishml-mughildn (Arab.) ; Pdstedrakhte-mughfldn (Pers.) ; 
Babul-lu-chhdl, kikar-lu-chhal (Hind.); Kali-kikar-kl- chhdl 
(Duk.) ; VAlam pattai, Karu-v61am-patai (Tam.) ; Nalla- 
tumma-patta, Tumma-patta, Barburamu-patta (Tel.) ; Karu- 
v6lakam-t61a, Velakam-tdla, Karu-v41akam-t61a (Mai.) ; Gdbali- 
patte, Kar6-gobbali-patte, Kar6-jal(-patte (Can.) ; Babul^r-sdl, 
bdbla-sdl (Beng.); Vabbula-valkalam, Vavula-valkalam, 
Barbura-valkalam, Kala-barbura-valkalam (Sans.) ; Kdla-bdbili- 
cha-patta, Babili-Snl (Mah.); Kdlo-babul-nu-chdl (Guz.). 
Of the extract — Akdkia (Eng.) ; Aqdqiyd (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; 
pinnae 4-6 pair ; leaflets 15-30 pair, grey, linear, £-|in. 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 astrin gent 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 Aqdqiyd are astringent and 
demulcent ; and the bark astringent. 
Therapeutic Uses: — Aqdqiyd or a watery extract of the fresh 
and young legumes of this plant possesses a beneficial influence 
