| Vachellia leucophloea | |
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| Flowering in Vanasthalipuram, Hyderabad | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Vachellia |
| Species: | V. leucophloea |
| Binomial name | |
| Vachellia leucophloea (Roxb.) Maslin, Seigler & Ebinger | |
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Vachellia leucophloea (Hindi: रेवंजा), also called reonja, is a moderate-sized tree native to South and Southeast Asia.
Distribution
Vachellia leucophloea grows natively in India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, and Indonesia.
Medicinal uses
The bark extracts of Vachellia leucophloea are used in Pakistani traditional medicine as an astringent, a bitter, a thermogenic, a styptic, a preventive of infections, an anthelmintic, a vulnerary, a demulcent, an expectorant, an antipyretic, an antidote for snake bites and in the treatment of bronchitis, cough, vomiting, wounds, ulcers, diarrhea, dysentery, internal and external hemorrhages, dental caries, stomatitis, and intermittent fevers and skin diseases. An ethanolic extract ointment has shown marked wound healing activity in trials.
Culinary uses
The bark is used to prepare a spirit from sugar and palm juice, and in times of scarcity it is ground and mixed with flour. The pods are used as a vegetable, and the seeds can be ground and mixed with flour.
Other uses
The wood is sometimes used to make attractive furniture and other implements, though it can be difficult to work with and is not durable.
References
- ^ "Acacia leucophloea (Roxb.) Willd". PROSEA. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- Imran Imran, Liaqat Hussain, M. Zia-Ul-Haq, Khalid Hussain Janbaz, Anwar H. Gilani, Vincenzo De Feo, "Gastrointestial and respiratory activities of Acacia leucophloea." Journal of Ethnopharmacology Volume 138, Issue 3: Pages 676-682.
- Suriyamoorthy, Sembian; Subramaniam, Kalidass; Wahab, Femina; Karthikeyan, G (December 2012). "Evaluation of wound healing activity of Acacia leucophloea bark in rats". Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia. 22 (6): 1338–1343. doi:10.1590/S0102-695X2012005000121.
- Sturtevant's notes on edible plants. 1919. p. 19. ISBN 978-0-486-20459-8.
- "ACACIA LEUCOPHLOEA – SHADE AND FODDER FOR LIVESTOCK IN AND ENVIRONMENTS". Winrock International. Archived from the original on 2020-06-09. Retrieved 2020-06-09.
- R N Kaul (1963): Need for afforestation in the arid zones of India, LA-YAARAN, Vol 13
- R C Ghosh (1977): Hand book on afforestation techniques, Dehradun.
- R K Gupta & Ishwar Prakasah (1975): Environmental analysis of the Thar Desert, Dehradun.
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| Acacia leucophloea |
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| Mimosa leucophloea | |
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