Acacia senegal 2158434 220594233 2008-06-20T16:46:23Z Thijs!bot 1392310 robot Adding: [[ro:Acacia senegal]] {{Taxobox | name = Gum Arabic Tree | image = Koeh-004.jpg | image_width = 240px | regnum = [[Plant]]ae | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]] | ordo = [[Fabales]] | familia = [[Fabaceae]] | subfamilia = [[Mimosoideae]] | genus = ''[[Acacia]]'' | species = '''''A. senegal''''' | binomial = ''Acacia senegal'' | binomial_authority = (([[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]) [[Carl Ludwig Willdenow|Willd.]]) }} '''''{{lang|la|Acacia senegal}}''''' is a small deciduous [[acacia]] tree known by the common names '''Rudraksha''', '''Gum Acacia''', '''Gum Arabic Tree''', or '''Gum Senegal Tree'''. It is native to semi-desert regions of [[Sub-Saharan Africa]], as well as [[Oman]], [[Pakistan]], and northwestern [[India]]. It grows to a height of 5-12m, with a trunk up to 30cm in diameter.<ref>[http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/SEA/Products/AFDbases/AF/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=108 World Agroforestry Centre]</ref> == Identification == * Refer to the monograph of 4th edition of the [[European Pharmacopoeia]] [0307] == Storage == Protected from light == Uses == === Forage === New foliage is very useful as [[Fodder|forage]].<ref name="purdue">[http://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/duke_energy/Acacia_senegal.html Purdue University]</ref> === Food === Dried seeds are used as [[food]] by humans.<ref name="purdue">.</ref> === Gum arabic === It produces [[gum arabic]], which is used as a [[food additive]], in crafts, and as a [[cosmetic]]. The gum is drained from cuts in the bark, and an individual tree will yield 200 to 300 grams. Seventy percent of the world's gum arabic is produced in [[Sudan]]. [[Image:Acacia senegal Taub68.png|thumb|left|350px|'''''Acacia senegal''''']] === Medicinal uses === The gum is used for soothing [[mucous membranes]] of the intestine and to treat inflammed [[skin]]. It is also reportedly used as for its [[astringent]] properties, to treat [[bleeding]], [[bronchitis]], [[diarrhea]], [[gonorrhea]], [[leprosy]], [[typhoid fever]] and [[upper respiratory tract]] infections.<ref name="purdue">.</ref> === Rope === [[Root]]s near the surface of the ground are quite useful in making all kinds of very strong [[rope]]s and cords. The tree bark is also used to make rope<ref name="purdue">.</ref> === Wood === Handles for tools, parts for weaving looms.<ref name="purdue">.</ref> ==Botanical variations== *[[Acacia senegal var. leiorhachis|''Acacia senegal'' var. ''leiorhachis'']] Brenan<ref name="fao">[http://www.fao.org/docrep/V5360E/v5360e0n.htm FAO]</ref> *[[Acacia senegal var. rostrata|''Acacia senegal'' var. ''rostrata'']] Brenan<ref name="fao">.</ref> *[[Acacia senegal var. senegal|''Acacia senegal'' var. ''senegal'']]<ref name="fao">.</ref> ==References== === Notes === <References/> === General references === Van Wyk, Ben-Erik (2005). ''Food Plants of the World''. Portland, Oregon: Timber Press, Inc. ISBN 0-88192-743-0 {{wikispecies|Acacia senegal}} == External links == [http://images.google.com/images?svnum=10&um=1&hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&oe=ISO-8859-1&gbv=1&q=%22Acacia+senegal%22+&btnG=Search+Images ''Acacia senegal'' Photos (Google Images)] [[Category:Acacia|Senegal, Acacia]] [[Category:Flora of Asia]] [[Category:Flora of Africa]] [[Category:Medicinal plants]] [[Category:Trees]] [[Category:Entheogens]] {{tree-stub}} [[ca:Acacia senegal]] [[da:Gummi-Akacie]] [[de:Verek-Akazie]] [[et:Kummiakaatsia]] [[fr:Acacia Sénégal]] [[ro:Acacia senegal]] [[tr:Arap zamkı]]