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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	Kala-shisham
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==
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+{{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"/>
 ==Properties==