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Descriptor English: Acacia
Descriptor Spanish: Acacia
Descriptor Acacia
Scope note: Género de plantas de la familia FABACEAE. Las gomas y taninos obtenidos de las acacias se denominan GOMA ARÁBIGA. El nombre común catecú se emplea más a menudo para referirse a la Areca catechu (ARECA).
Descriptor Portuguese: Acacia
Descriptor French: Acacia
Entry term(s): Acacia catechu
Acacia catechus
Acacias
Locust Tree
Locust Trees
Tree, Locust
Tree, Wattle
Trees, Locust
Trees, Wattle
Wattle Tree
Wattle Trees
catechus, Acacia
Tree number(s): B01.875.800.575.912.250.401.025
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000045
Scope note: A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The gums and tanning agents obtained from Acacia are called GUM ARABIC. The common name catechu is more often used for Areca catechu (ARECA).
Annotation: acacia pharmaceut agents are probably GUM ARABIC
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PO poisoning
PS parasitology
RE radiation effects
TO toxicity
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Public MeSH Note: 91,63-85; was see under TREES 1986-90; was heading 1963-85
History Note: 91(86)63; was see under TREES 1986-90; was heading 1963-85
DeCS ID: 48
Unique ID: D000045
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Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Acacia - Preferred
Concept UI M0000068
Scope note A plant genus of the family FABACEAE. The gums and tanning agents obtained from Acacia are called GUM ARABIC. The common name catechu is more often used for Areca catechu (ARECA).
Preferred term Acacia
Entry term(s) Acacias
Locust Tree
Locust Trees
Tree, Locust
Tree, Wattle
Trees, Locust
Trees, Wattle
Wattle Tree
Wattle Trees
Acacia catechu - Narrower
Concept UI M0397059
Preferred term Acacia catechu
Entry term(s) Acacia catechus
catechus, Acacia



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