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[[File:Vanni maram branch.jpg|thumb|right|''Shami'', ''Prosopis cineraria'']]
 
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'''Shami''' is a moderate sized throny tree with bipinnate leaves distributed from Iran to India. Within India, it is found in the dry and arid regions on the alluvial plains.
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'''Prosopis cineraria''' is a moderate sized throny tree with bipinnate leaves distributed from Iran to India. Within India, it is found in the dry and arid regions on the alluvial plains.
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==Uses==
 
==Uses==
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{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Cysts}},  {{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}
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{{Uses|Skin diseases}}, {{Uses|Cysts}},  {{Uses|Tumours}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Bronchitis}}, {{Uses|Asthma}}, {{Uses|Piles}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}.
 
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==Common names==
 
==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=Banni mara, Perumbe|ml=Paramba|sa=Shami|ta=Parambai, Vanni, Kulivam, Tamali|te=Jammi, Priyadarshini, Chamee|hi=Khejri, Sami, Chonkar, Jhand|en=Shami tree}}
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{{Common names|kn=Banni mara, Perumbe|ml=Paramba|sa=Shami|ta=Parambai, Vanni|te=Jammi, Priyadarshini|hi=Khejri, Sami|en=Shami tree}}
 
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==Identification==
 
==Identification==
 
===Leaf===
 
===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Bipinnate|Alternate|Leaves 1-3-jugate, glabrous or puberulous; petiole and rachis 0.5-4 cm long, the pinnae 2-7 cm long; leaflets 7-14-jugate, ovate, straight to subfalcate, without nerves (or 2-4-nerved at base, the midrib excentric), mucronate, 4-15 mm long x 2-4.5 mm broad, greyish when dry; stipules foliaceous, deciduous. }}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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{{Leaf|Bipinnate|Alternate|Leaves 1-3-jugate, glabrous or puberulous; petiole and rachis 0.5-4 cm long, the pinnae 2-7 cm long; leaflets 7-14-jugate, ovate, straight to subfalcate.}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
  
 
===Flower===
 
===Flower===
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Spiciform racemes|Pale yellow|| 5-13 cm long, several together, subpaniculate; peduncle with amplexicaul bract (or 2 bracts united), this caducous and leaving an oblique scar, 1.5-2 mm long; bractlets ovate, sessile, 0.5-0.8 mm long, caducous; pedicels 0.5 mm, to 1.5 mm long when mature; flowers yellow, glabrous; calyx truncate, 0.8-1.2 mm long; corolla 3.5 mm long, glabrous, the petals rolled back in age; anthers 0.8-1 mm long; pistil
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{{Flower|Bisexual|Spiciform racemes|Pale yellow|| 5-13 cm long, several together, subpaniculate; peduncle with amplexicaul bract (or 2 bracts united), this caducous and leaving an oblique scar, 1.5-2 mm long; bractlets ovate, sessile, 0.5-0.8 mm long.}}
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glabrous. }}
 
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|A Pod|8 - 9 cm long|Fruit slender, elongate, 8-19 cm long (including the stipe 0.8-2 cm), subcylindric-torulose, 4-7 mm in diameter, glabrous; pericarp thin, brittle; endocarp segments thin, longitudinal, little developed; seeds distant, longitudinal, ovate, 6 mm long, the tegument with open horse-shoe fissural line on faces, 10-15 in a pod, brown.|Seeds 6-15, 8-10 x 7-9 mm, glossy, red|}}
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{{Fruit|A Pod|8 - 9 cm long|Fruit slender, elongate, 8-19 cm long (including the stipe 0.8-2 cm), subcylindric-torulose, 4-7 mm in diameter, glabrous; pericarp thin, brittle.|}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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==How to plant/cultivate==
 
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Propagation material is seeds  collected during May-June from plus trees.<ref name="Cultivation details"/>
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Propagation material is seeds  collected during May-June from plus trees.
 
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
 
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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File:1-IMG 0117 03.JPG|Pods
 
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<ref name="Uses">[https://www.ayurvitewellness.com/3499/shami-prosopis-cineraria/ Uses]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">[https://www.ayurvitewellness.com/3499/shami-prosopis-cineraria/ Uses]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
 
<ref name="Leaf">[http://keralaplants.in/ Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search Vernacular names]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/prosopis-cineraria Cultivation details]</ref>
 
<ref name="Cultivation details">[http://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/prosopis-cineraria Cultivation details]</ref>
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Revision as of 16:14, 22 July 2020

Shami, Prosopis cineraria

Prosopis cineraria is a moderate sized throny tree with bipinnate leaves distributed from Iran to India. Within India, it is found in the dry and arid regions on the alluvial plains.

Uses

Skin diseases, Cysts, Tumours, Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma, Piles, Dysentery, Diarrhea. [1]

Parts Used

Bark, Fruits

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Banni mara, Perumbe
Hindi Khejri, Sami
Malayalam Paramba
Tamil Parambai, Vanni
Telugu Jammi, Priyadarshini
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit Shami
English Shami tree

[2]

Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Kashaya (AStringent), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Bipinnate Alternate Leaves 1-3-jugate, glabrous or puberulous; petiole and rachis 0.5-4 cm long, the pinnae 2-7 cm long; leaflets 7-14-jugate, ovate, straight to subfalcate.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Bisexual Spiciform racemes Pale yellow 5-13 cm long, several together, subpaniculate; peduncle with amplexicaul bract (or 2 bracts united), this caducous and leaving an oblique scar, 1.5-2 mm long; bractlets ovate, sessile, 0.5-0.8 mm long.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A Pod 8 - 9 cm long Fruit slender, elongate, 8-19 cm long (including the stipe 0.8-2 cm), subcylindric-torulose, 4-7 mm in diameter, glabrous; pericarp thin, brittle. {{{5}}} {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Propagation material is seeds collected during May-June from plus trees.[4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area.

Photo Gallery

  • Khejri.jpg

  • Leaves

  • Flowers

  • Pods

  • Pods

  • Flowers

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ Vernacular names
  3. ↑ Sasidharan BOTANIC DESCRIPTION
  4. ↑ Cultivation details

External Links

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