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Dalbergia latifolia

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Krishna-simsapa, Dalbergia latifolia

Dalbergia latifolia can be evergreen or deciduous plant. A medium to large-sized tree with a dome shaped crown of lush green foliage. It can grow up to 40 metres tall with a clear bole that can be more than 20 metres tall and 50cm in diameter. The species is grown commercially for its high-value timber in several countries, and is also planted as a shade tree.

Uses

Diarrhoea, Indigestion, Leprosy, Vermifuge.

Parts Used

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Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Beete, Beete mara
Hindi Kalashisham
Malayalam Beety, Veetti
Tamil Itti, Thodagathi
Telugu Chittegi, Nalla yarugudu chettu
Marathi Kalarukh, Sheesham
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit Simsapa, Krishna-sinsapa
English Indian rosewood

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Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnate Alternate Rachis 7.5-20.5 cm, slender, pulvinate, glabrous; leaflets 3-9, alternate, exstipe llate

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Short corymbose panicles Pale yellow 9 Flowers bisexual, 5-6 mm long, white, in short corymbose panicles from the axils of fallen leaves of previous years shoot

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A pod 5-7.5 x 1.5-1.8 cm Oblong-lanceolate, tip obtuse, distinctly marked in the place of seeds, but not wrinkled, indehiscent; seeds 1-4, reniform, brown.

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Grafts, Rooted cuttings, Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Germination takes 7 to 25 days and the germination varies from 45 to 80% for fresh seeds. [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Deciduous forest, Monsoon forests.

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