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Rh Of the gum— The Indian Gum arabic (Eng.); Samaghe-aarâbí (Arab.) and (Pers.); Babul-kâ-gónd, Kíkar-kâ-gónd (Hind.); Káli-kíkar-kí-gónd (Duk.); Vélam-pishin, Karu-vélam-pishin (Tam.); Nalla-tumma-banka, Tummubanka, Barbúramu-banka (Tel.); Véla-kam-pasha, Karuvela-kam-pasha (Mal.); Gobbali-góndu, Karégobbali-góndu, Karé-jali-góndu (Can.); Bábúlêr-gun, Bábla-gun, Bábúl-gun (Beng.); Vabbula-niryásam, vavula-níryâsam, kála-barbúra-niryásam, barbúra-niryásam (Sans.); Kála-bábili-cha-gónda, Bábli-cha-gónda (Mah.); Kalo-bával-nu-gúndar (Guz.).

Of the bark — Babool-bark, bark of the Babool tree (Eng.); Qishrul-mughílán (Arab.); Poóstedrakhte-mughílán (Pers.); Babúl-kí-chhál, kíkar-kí-chhál (Hind.); Kálí-kíkar-kí- chhál (Duk.); Vélam pattaí, Karu-vélam-patai (Tam.); Nalla- tumma-patta, Tumma-patta, Barburamu-patta (Tel.); Karu- vélakam-tóla, Vélakam-tóla, Karu-vélakam-tóla (Mal.); Góbali-patte, Karé-gobbali-patte, Karé-jalí-patte (Can.); Bábúlér-sál, bábla-sál (Beng.); Vabbula-valkalam, Vavula-valkalam, Barbura-valkalam, Kala-barbúra-valkalam (Sans.); Kála-bábili-cha-patta, Bábili-Sál (Mah.); Kálo-babúl-nu-chál (Guz.).

Of the extract—Akákia (Eng.); Aqáqíyá (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, ¼-½in. 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 ¾in., 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 Aqáqíyá are astringent and demulcent; and the bark astringent.

Therapeutic Uses:—Aqáqíyá or a watery extract of the fresh and young legumes of this plant possesses a beneficial influence