Acacia catechu (Linn. f.) Willd.Synonyms: Acacia catechu (L. f.) Willd. var. catechuoides (Roxb.) Prain, Acacia catechuoides (Roxb.) Benth., Acacia sundra (Roxb.) Bedd., Acacia wallichiana DC., Mimosa catechu L. f., Mimosa catechuoides Roxb.
Family: Leguminosae
• Arabic : أكاسيا ذات الكاشو Akasia that alkasho.
• Assamese: খৈৰ kher, Kharira, Khara, Khayar,
• Bengali: খয়ের khayer, ખેર kher, Khera
• Burmese : Mung-ting, Nya, Sha (rha:), Shaji, Tun-sa-se (thhya:).
• Chinese : 儿茶 Er cha, 兒茶 Er cha (Taiwan), 何仙藥 He xian yao (Taiwan), 尖叶相思 Jian ye xiang sai, 藤相思樹 Teng xiang sai shu
• Danish : Katechu akacie.
• Dutch : Cachou, Cachouboom.
• English : Black catechu, Black cutch, Catechu, Catechu tree, Cutch tree, Khair gum (India), Khair tree (India), Wadalee gum tree.
• French : Acacia à cachou, Cachoutier.
• German : Katechu-Akazie, Katechubaum.
• Gujarati: ખેર kher, Khair, Kathe,
• Hindi: दन्त धावन dant-dhavan, गायत्रिन् gayatrin, खैर khair, खयर khayar, मदन madan, पथिद्रुम pathi-drum, पयोर payor, प्रियसख priya-sakh
• Italian : Acacia catecu.
• Japanese : ペグアセンヤ ク Peguasenyaku, ペグノ キ Pegu no ki.
• Kannada: ಕಾಚು kaachu, ಕದಿರ kadira, ಕಾದು kadu, ಕಗ್ಗಲಿ kaggali Kaggalinara, Kachinamara, Koggigida
• Kashmiri: Kath
• Konkani: खैर khair
• Malay : Pinang.
• Malayalam: കരിണ്ടാലി karintaali
• Marathi: खैर khair, खयर khayar, यज्ञवृक्ष yajnavrksa
• Nepalese : खयर् Khayar, Khayer.
• Nepalese: खयर् khayar
• Oriya : Khaira, Khoiru, Mrydupatrika.
• Pali: खदिरो khadiro
• Persian : Kaat.
• Portuguese : Seringueira.
• Prakrit: खइरं or खाइरं khaiiram
• Punjabi: Khair
• Russian : Акация катехинская Akatsiia katexinskaia Акация катеху Akatsiia katexu.
• Sanskrit: गायत्रिन् gayatrin, खदिरः or खादिरः khadira, पथिद्रुम pathi-drum, पयोर payor, प्रियसख priya-sakh
• Sinhalese : Ratkihiri.
• Spanish : Acacia catecú.
• Swedish : Katechuakacia.
• Tamil: செங்கருங்காலி cenkarungali, காசுக்கட்டி kacu-k-katti, கறை karai
• Telugu: ఖదిరము khadiramu. కవిరిచండ్ర kaviricandra, నల్లచండ్ర nallacandra
• Thai : กระถินเทศ Gra thin thaeht, สะเจ Sa jaeh (เงี้ยว-แม่ฮ่องสอน) , สีเสียด See siat (เหนือ), สีเสียดแก่น See siiat gaen (ราชบุรี), Seesiat nua (Sisiat nua), สีเสียด เหลือง See siiat leuuang (เชียงใหม่), สีเสียดหลวง See siiat luaang.
• Urdu: کهير khair, Chanbe Kaath, Katha, Katha safaid, Supari chikni
Ayurvedic Uses: Sotha, Kustha, Prameha, Vrana
Uses: Cutch from wood— powerful astringent (in urinary and vaginal discharge), antidiarrhoeal, haemostatic; used for treating excessive mucous discharges, haemorrhages, relaxed conditions of gums, throat and mouth, stomatitis, irritable bowel; also used as an anti-leprotic drug.
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