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Shirisha, Albizia lebbeck

Shirisha is a beautiful large deciduous tree found throught India and up to 900m in the Himalayas. The greenish-yellow flowers appear in abundance during the summer filling the air with a rich aroma.

Uses

Inflammation, Herpes, Skin diseases, Cold and cough, Gastric, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats ^[1]

Parts Used

Leaves, Roots, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

Flavonoids, triterpenoids and triterpenoid saponins; oleanolic acid, albigenic acid, albigenin and acacic acid. The bark contains 7–11% condensed tannin; also d-catechin and d-leucocyanidin. Alcoholic extract of stembark contains cardenolide glycosides of digitoxin nature. ^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Baage mara, Kallu baage
Hindi	Siris, Siras
Malayalam	Chelinge, Kattuvaka, Nenmani, Nenmeni
Tamil	Vaagai, Vellaivenkai, Kattuvakai
Telugu	Baagichettu, Billa, Billa vaara, Dirisana, Dirisanamu, Sirasamu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Shirisha, Krishnashirisha, Mridupushpa, Shukapushpa, Vishanashana
English	Siris

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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

Kashaya (Astringent), Tikta (Bitter), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Tikta (Bitter), Rooksha (Dry), Teeksha(Piercing)

Veerya

Ishat Ushna (Slightly hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Pitta, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Bipinnate	Alternate	Pinnae 2-4 pairs, 5.5-12 cm long, slender, glabrous, opposite, even pinnate, leaflets 8-20, opposite, even pinnate, petiolule to 1 mm long, a gland in between each leaflets, 2.7-5 x 1-2.5 cm

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	3.5-3.7 cm long	Greenish-white	Many	Solitary or 2-4 together in axillary corymbose racemes; peduncle 6-8 cm; bracts linear, cauducous; Pedicels to 3 mm.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A pod	20-30 x 4-5 cm	Flat, oblong, compressed, straw coloured, base and apex obtuse, turgid above the seeded region	Seeds 8-12, 6-10 x 5-8 mm, ovate, dull dark brown, flattened.		{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Can be easily grown from seed.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Road sides.

Photo Gallery

Flowers
Habit
Fruiting habit
Seedpods
Trunk
Pods
Leaf
Seeds

References

External Links

[Uses-1] Uses

[Chemical_composition-2] Chemical composition

[Common_names-3] Vernacular names

[Leaf-4] BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

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-{{Flower|bisexual|3.5-3.7 cm long|Greenish-white|Many| solitary or 2-4 together in axillary corymbose racemes; peduncle 6-8 cm; bracts linear, cauducous; pedicels to 3 mm. Calyx tube funnel-shaped pubescent, 3-4.5×1.5-3 mm, teeth triangular. Petals united infundibuliform 7-10 mm long, greenish, lobes 5, lanceolate, pubescent without. Stamens many, filament tube shorter than corolla tube, filaments long exserted, green or pink; anthers very small. Ovary subsessile, glabrous, style 2.5 cm, filiform; stigma minute.}}
+{{Flower|Bisexual|3.5-3.7 cm long|Greenish-white|Many|Solitary or 2-4 together in axillary corymbose racemes; peduncle 6-8 cm; bracts linear, cauducous; Pedicels to 3 mm.}}
 ===Fruit===
-{{Fruit|A pod| 20-30 x 4-5 cm|flat, oblong, compressed, straw coloured, base and apex obtuse, turgid above the seeded region| seeds 8-12, 6-10 x 5-8 mm, ovate, dull dark brown, flattened.|}}
+{{Fruit|A pod| 20-30 x 4-5 cm|Flat, oblong, compressed, straw coloured, base and apex obtuse, turgid above the seeded region|Seeds 8-12, 6-10 x 5-8 mm, ovate, dull dark brown, flattened.|}}
 ===Other features===