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Scientific Synonyms:
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| Previous name used in the website: |
Adenanthera pavonina |
| Family name: |
FABACEAE
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| English name: |
Red Lucky Seed
Coral Bean Tree
Redwood
Red Sandalwood Tree
Peacock Flower Fence
Barbados Pride
Coral Pea
Red Bead Tree
Circassian Bean
Coralwood
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| Sinhala name: |
Madatiya (මදටිය)
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| Tamil name: |
Anaikuntumani
Anikundumani
Manjadi¸Tilam
Manjat
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| Sanskrit name: |
Ksharaka
Kunchandana
Tamraka
Tamraka
Tilakah Raktachandana
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| Conservation status: |
LC - Least Concerned - NRL - 2020
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| Description: |
Tree up to 20 m high. Rachis up to 40 cm long; pinnae 2-6 pairs, opposite, 6-20 cm long; leaflets 3-9 pairs, alternate, 1.5-5.5 x 0.5-3.5 cm. Racemes solitary or in panicles, up to 30 cm long. Flowers white, then yellowish. Pod straight to falcate to slightly twisted, 10-25 x 1.5 cm, glabrous. Seeds 6-15, elliptic-lenticular, glossy red, 8-10 x 7-9 mm.
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| Native Distribution Status: |
Native
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| Edible parts: |
Available soon
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| Treatment for: |
Chronic rheumatism
Gout
Bowel hemorrhages
Haematuria
Diarrhoea
Dysentery
Boils
Cholera
General paralysis
Inflammations
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| Parts used in Treatment: |
Seeds
Leaves
Bark
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| Related Medical Properties: |
Pacifies vitiated Vata and Pitta doshas
Emetic
Astringent
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