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The document is an assignment submission for a botany class discussing the medicinal uses of Sweet Acacia. It describes Sweet Acacia's scientific name, family, various medicinal uses of its leaves, roots, gum, flowers, and pods for treating conditions like sore throat, diarrhea, headaches, and more. Additionally, it provides details on the plant's description, habitat, and edible parts.

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The document is an assignment submission for a botany class discussing the medicinal uses of Sweet Acacia. It describes Sweet Acacia's scientific name, family, various medicinal uses of its leaves, roots, gum, flowers, and pods for treating conditions like sore throat, diarrhea, headaches, and more. Additionally, it provides details on the plant's description, habitat, and edible parts.

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Assignment # 1

Assignment title:

Submitted by:

 Amna Nazar

Submitted to:
 Ms.

Submission date:
 26-10-2019
Session:

 2019-2023

semester:
 BS botany(Morning) 2nd Semester

Department of life sciences


 Acacia farnesiana

Rank Scientific Name and Common Name

Kingdom Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass Rosidae

Order Fabales

Family Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae – Pea family

Genus Vachellia  Wight & Arn. – acacia

Specie Vachellia  farnesiana  (L.) Wight & Arn. –


s sweet acacia

Herb: Sweet Acacia
Latin name: Acacia farnesiana
Family: Leguminosae
Medicinal use of Sweet Acacia: 
i. Along with the leaves and roots it is used for medicinal
purposes.
ii. Colombians bathe in the bark decoction as a treatment
for typhoid.
iii. The gummy roots have been chewed as a treatment
for sore throat.
iv. A decoction of the gum from the trunk has been used
in the treatment of diarrhoea.
v. An infusion of the flowers has been used as
a stomachic.
vi. It is also used in the treatment of dyspepsia and
neuroses.
vii. The flowers are added to ointment, which is rubbed on
the forehead to treat headaches.
viii. An infusion of the pod has been used in the treatment
of sore throats, diarrhoea, leucorrhoea, conjunctivitis,
and uterorrhagia.

Description of the plant:


Plant: Deciduous Shrub
Height: 9 m(30 feet)
Flowering: February to March
Scent: Scented Shrub

Habitat of the herb: Dry sandy soils in pinelands,


hammocks and disturbed areas in south-eastern N.
America.
Edible parts of Sweet Acacia: A low-quality gum
obtained from the plant is used to prepare sweets.

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