Difference between revisions of "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

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]], [[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

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.

Photo Gallery

Pods
Flowers
Leaves, Bogor
At Bogor
Leaves

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] [ Constituents]

[Common_names-2] Vernacular names

[Leaf-3] Botonic description

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-4] Cultivation

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 ==Common names==
-{{Common names|sa=Simsapa, Krishna-sinsapa|en=Indian rosewood|gu=|hi=Kala-shisham|kn=Beete, Beete mara|ks=|ml=Beety, Veetti|mr=Kalarukh, Sheesham|pa=|ta=Itti, Thodagathi|te=Chittegi, Nalla yarugudu chettu}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
+{{Common names|sa=Simsapa, Krishna-sinsapa|en=Indian rosewood|gu=|hi=Kalashisham|kn=Beete, Beete mara|ks=|ml=Beety, Veetti|mr=Kalarukh, Sheesham|pa=|ta=Itti, Thodagathi|te=Chittegi, Nalla yarugudu chettu}}.<ref name="Common names"/>
 ==Properties==