Babul

Names and Synonyms

Common Names

• Babul
• Egyptian mimosa thorn

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Acacia nilotica subsp. indica
• Acacia arabica var. indica
• Acacia nilotica var. indica

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified within the phylum Streptophyta and the class Equisetopsida. Following its placement in the subclass Magnoliidae, it falls under the order Fabales and the family Fabaceae. Ultimately, the medicinal species is categorized under the genus Vacchellia as the subspecies indica.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a wide geographical distribution spanning several distinct regions across the African continent and its surrounding islands. In Northern Africa, its presence is noted within the country of Egypt. Moving towards the Atlantic, it can be found in the Macaronesian archipelago of Cape Verde. The species also extends into West-Central Tropical Africa, specifically inhabiting the Gulf of Guinea Islands. Finally, its range reaches Northeast Tropical Africa, where it is documented in both Eritrea and Ethiopia.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Plant Parts

Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica has 4 reported plant parts identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases that are studied for medicinal purposes. The most consistently reported plant part include flower, leaf, root, stem.

Flower

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Leaf

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Root

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Stem

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Chemicals

Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica has 4 reported phytochemicals identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include 1-Pentanol, Cyclopentanol, 1-methyl-, TRICHLOROETHANE, carbonic acid ethyl hexyl ester.

1-Pentanol

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Cyclopentanol, 1-methyl-

1. Microbial pathogenesis

TRICHLOROETHANE

1. Microbial pathogenesis

carbonic acid ethyl hexyl ester

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Preparations

Vachellia nilotica subsp. indica has 6 reported preparations identified across 4 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported preparations include chloroform fraction, flower extract, leaf extracts, methanolic extract of flower, n-hexane and chloroform fractions.

Chloroform fraction

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Flower extract

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Leaf extracts

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Methanolic extract of flower

1. Microbial pathogenesis

N-hexane and chloroform fractions

1. Microbial pathogenesis

Root-bark extracts

1. Microbial pathogenesis