RESPIRATORY SYSTEM STRENGTHNER
Kakadasingi
Botnical Name : Pistacia integerrima
It is one useful herb that is used to treat many health
disorders. Along with being high in antioxidants, Kakdasingi may cure
cough and asthma in children. It helps in removing cough and boosts
appetite.
Botanical Name
Pistacia integerrima
Family
Anacardiaceae.
Synonyms
Pistacia chinensis subsp. integerrima (J. L. Stewart ex Brandis) Rech. f.
Regional Name
English : Crab's claw,
Hindi :Kakadasingi, Kakarasingi, Gheekadava,
Sanskrit :Srngi, Visani, Karkata,
Urdu :Kakrasinghi,
Punjabi :Kakar, Kakarsingi,
Gujrati :Kakadashing, Kakadasingi,
Assamese :Kakiasrngi,
Bengali :KankdaShringi,
Kannada :Kakadasingi, Karkatakasringi,
Kashmiri :Kakkar, Kamaladina,
Malayalam :Karkatasringi,
Marathi :Kakadshingi,
Oriya :Kakadashrungi, Kakadashringi,
Tamil :Karkatasingi,
Telugu :Kakarsingi, Karkatakashrungi.
Part Used
Galls.
Description
It is native of China and Japan, but also found in England. In India it
is grown in the temperate Himalayas, from Kashmir, Sikkim to Bhutan at
altitudes of 600–2,500 m. It is cultivated in Western Himalayas from
Indus to Kumaon and Punjab plains. Kakrasingi consists of gall-like
excrescences formed by insects on the leaves, petioles and branches of
the plant during autumn season. Dried galls hard, hollow, horn-like,
thin-walled, generally cylindrical, tapering at both the ends, greyish
brown externally and reddish brown internally, size varies from 2.5-30.0
cm or more, each gall contains numerous dead insects, odour,
terebinthine, taste of powdered galls, strongly astringent and slightly
bitter.
Phytoconstituents
Kakrasinghi contains Essential oil, tannins and resins. It contains-
pistacienoic acids A & B, 3- sitosterol, aromadendrene, camphene,
caprylic acid, cineol, a-pinene, amino acids, dihydromalvic acid,
pistacin, pistacinin, sterals, triterpenoids and dihydroquercetin.
Medicinal Uses
It is used in treatment of diarrhoea, anorexia and dysentery. It is also
used for Tastelessness, Dyspnoea, Asthma, cough, cold, whooping cough ,
fever and asthma in children, and helps in clearance of mucus from
airways, bronchi, lungs and trachea. This herb is quite effective to
resolve the various bacterial, viral and fungal infections.
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