Karuvelam Pattai (or) Kikar (or) Indian gum arabic tree

Description

Karuvelam pattai is also called babul bark. Mainly it’s most helpful for toothache.

Sans.- Vabboola ;   Vabbula ;  Barbara.  Pers. – Kare- mugilan.  Eng.-  Indian  gum-arabic tree ;  Babul tree.   Hind.- kikar.   Mah.- Babul ; kala – babli.   Bom.- Babhula.   Sind.- Babula. Hind.,  Ben.  &  Punji.- Babla ;   kikar.  Duk.- Kalikikar.   Guj.- Kaloabaval ; Baval.   Tel.- Nallatumma ; Barbaramu;  Tam.- karuvael ;  karuvelum.  Can.- karijali ;  Jali ;   Bauni.  Mal.- Karuvelum ; Babola    Kon.- Shameerku.  Punj. &  Kash.- Sak.  Arab-Ammughilam ;  Ummughilam.  Pers.  &  Arab.- ( extract ) Akakia.

Part Used:     Bark,  Gum,  leaves, seeds  and  pods.

Uses: It is used  as a gargle  and mouth wash in cancerous  and syphilitic affections , foul and aphthous stomatitis Pods are nused in coughs  and usefull in chronic  diarrhoea , dysentry and passive haemorrhages.Good preparation of mouth wash and juice of bark mixed with breast  milk is dropped into the eye in conjunctivitis.