Medicinal Importance of the Babul Tree
Babul Tree Medicinal Uses
English name :
• Babul Tree
• Acacia
• Prickly Acacia
• Egyptian Thorn Tree
• Vachellia nilotica (Scientific Name)
• Sanskrit Name : Babulah, Sankhyahva, Putranjiva, Rajanigandha (mentioned in some texts)
• Latin / Scientific Name : Vachellia nilotica (earlier: Acacia nilotica)
Leaves
• Small, feathery, soft, compound leaves similar to Mimosa (Lajwanti) plant.
Flowers
• Small, rounded, yellow ball-like flowers that bloom in clusters.
Stem
• Very hard, thick, strong, brown or dark-colored trunk.
Branches
• Thin, strong branches filled with sharp paired thorns.
Habitat / Where it is found
• Grows easily in low-water regions.
• Common in hot and dry climates across India.
• Found naturally in farms, open grounds, boundaries of fields.
• Thrives well in dry, sandy and arid soil.
Branches – Traditional Toothbrush (Datun)
• Using fresh Babul twigs as a toothbrush is an ancient tradition.
• Chewing the twig and brushing with it strengthens gums and cleans teeth.
• Reduces yellow stains and improves overall dental health.
• Dry twigs can be soaked overnight in water to soften them before use.
• Regular use improves dental hygiene effectively.
Fruits / Pods
• Long pods containing multiple bead-like seed compartments.
• Color ranges from green to brown.
Parts used for medicinal purposes
• Leaves, pods, branches, bark, and gum.
🌿 Medicinal Uses of Babul Leaves
• Useful for mouth ulcers, toothache, oral infections.
• Reduces bad breath.
• Chewing fresh leaves strengthens gums and keeps teeth firm.
• Helps reduce pyorrhea, bad odor, and tooth discoloration.
• Leaf powder mixed with salt can be used as tooth powder.
• Regular use shows results within 7–8 days.
🌿 Medicinal Uses of Babul Pods (Fruits)
• Seeds are dried, lightly roasted, and powdered.
• Take 1 spoon of this powder with lukewarm water, 1 hour after meals.
• Useful for heavy menstrual bleeding, leucorrhoea, and menstrual cramps.
• Beneficial in piles, skin itching, and other skin disorders.
• Relieves joint pain, bone pain, back pain, knee pain.
• Helps build strength and reduces body fatigue.
🌿 Gum (Gond / Resin)
• Babul gum is sticky, glass-like, dark, and known as a natural energy booster.
• Eliminates fatigue, increases strength and stamina.
• Rich in calcium and minerals — strengthens bones.
• Useful for joint pain, swelling, bone pain.
• Provides lubrication in joints.
• Balances Vata, Pitta, Kapha doshas.
• Gives relief in dry cough, dry mouth, mouth sores.
• Available as crystals or powder in the market.
• Can be extracted directly from the tree.
• Used to make winter-energy laddus.
• Gum can be soaked in water, mixed with milk, or roasted in ghee.
• Can be eaten like candy as well.
Babul Bark – Beneficial for Teeth & Tongue
• Reduces yellow stains of teeth.
• Useful for bleeding gums, loose teeth, improper tooth growth.
• Crush the bark in water and boil it.
• Use the lukewarm water for gargling or drink it.
• Use twice a day for best results.
• Removes white and yellow coating from the tongue.
• Bark powder can also be used similarly.
• Helps in multiple gum and dental problems.
Uses of Babul Wood
• Used for house construction due to its hardness.
• Used to make agricultural tools.
• Used largely as fuel.
• Babul gum is food for lac-producing insects.
• The lac formed is used in dyes and various industries.
• Contains Tyanin (Tannin) which has medicinal importance.
• Leaves are used as fodder for livestock.
Other Medicinal Uses
• Beneficial in cold and cough.
• Relieves back pain and joint pain.
• Babul pod powder + honey helps in loose motions/diarrhea.
• Suitable for all age groups — children to elderly.
These are the Ayurvedic benefits of the Babul plant.
• Take any medicine only on the advice of an Ayurvedic doctor.
Babul Tree Medicinal Uses in English.
