The Kikar or Babul tree is used for many purposes

2 October 2010 Lynne Evans

Kikar or babul tree is extremely useful. - Garg J.M.

I travel around the province of Punjab Pakistan I see many tree kikar or babul (Acacia nilotica) and know now that they have multiple benefits for the people, including drugs. It grows on the side roads busy as well as in the area of the Park in Islamabad, the capital.

This is the beginning of autumn now and kikar trees are in blossom with their attractive yellow flowers. These attract bees and goats are particularly loved the leaves.Braving the spines to achieve course tasty leaves camels have fewer problems. There are a large number of these wild trees, but they are also grown for their fuel and wood.By India, they suffer from a fungal infection, but which does not appear to be the case in Pakistan.

All parts of the tree kikar or babul are used in medicine with the bark has astringent qualities used primarily for cough and heal diarrhoea and dysentery. The root and bark are used in decoctions to give courage to the man (in the same way as Borage herb has been used by the Romans in Europe) and it is supposed to be aphrodisiaque.La root is supposed to cure impotence .the fresh pods are used to treat erectile dysfunction as ejaculation.

The bark or gum tree is used to treat cancer, problems with liver and the spleen and as an appetite to treat obesity. at a more mundane level gum is also used as a gargle for treating sore throat.

Leaves and bark are used to dry up the blood flow to an injury, a decoction of the dry pods of mucus in the lungs is so good to use if you have a cold.

In the local bazaar, there are men who sell the bark and the branches of the babul tree kikar as brushes for teeth. These are used to strengthen gums and stop gingivitis and whiten teeth.They really do work instead of toothpaste as a dye to teeth.

Kikar tree is a multipurpose tree as Bauhinia variegata Kachnar tree (mountain Orchid).In Pakistan, these trees improve the environment, reduce air pollution caused by heavy traffic on busy roads and the kikar is grown on a small scale by agriculteurs.Cela reduced pressure on forests in the State as they can be cut and used to fuel and wood in the construction of houses.The kikar wood is strong enough to be used as the main beams for houses as well as to be transformed into planks.It can also be made agricultural implement and furniture.

Kikar tree is faster and can survive in wetlands or dry, as it has long roots that can achieve low eaux.Elle tables can help to prevent erosion of the soil and resistant to drought.Trees are trimmed annually to forage for goats, sheep and chameaux.Les bees are attracted to her and honey kikar is supposed to be délicieux.La gum is considered to be lower than that of other trees, but it is nevertheless used in the confectionery industry.

India, babul tree is associated with the God Shiva is often depicted as Lord Babul tree; it is also associated with Krishna.Sikhs are a symbol of the spiritual applicant must bear the barbs and arrows (symbolized by Thorn Tree) des infidèles show-business to achieve true spiritual salvation.

In local superstition that some villagers believe that if a cow feed company or horse is sick or dies, or whether a supply of water (like the good or the pond House) dries, whereas they should put money on running water or put a pot of water or milk at the head of the bed, while their morning sommeil.Le, they have to lay on the roots of a tree kikar to avoid misfortune.

Tree kikar plays an important role in the protection of the environment and believe that it is effective in many other ways too .c ' is an important part of the culture in the Indian subcontinent.

Sources

S.M. Alam Jan 14th - 20th 2002 "Growing several species of trees in Pakistan" The Pakistan Economist

Sheikh Saeed Ahmed et al.2009 "Prioritization of herbal Margala Hills National Park, Islamabad, on the basis of information" Pakistan Journal of Botany, vol. 41 (5), pp. 2115 - 2114

Ravi Dhaliwal, November 2009 22 "Sheesham, tree kikar die of Punjab" Tribune India

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