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Dalbergia sissoo - Simsapa
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Dalbergia sissoo is a deciduous medium-sized tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The bole is often crooked and branchless for up to 8 metres, occasionally for as much as 20 metres. It is a valuable timber in India, where it can fetch the same prices as teak. It is cultivated as a forest tree in southern Asia and tropical Africa.
Uses
Worm infestation, Emaciation, Skin diseases, Urinary tract disorders, Ulcers, Blood disorders, Inflammation [1]
Parts Used
Chemical Composition
Common names
| Language | Common name |
|---|---|
| Kannada | Agaru, Birade, Karimara, Nooke mara, Shishmabage |
| Hindi | Shisham, Sissu |
| Malayalam | Rupul, Iruvil, Pivala-sesba, Sisam, Sissu, tali |
| Tamil | Cicumaram , Tesimaram |
| Telugu | Errasissu, Sissu, Sissu-karra |
| Marathi | NA |
| Gujarathi | NA |
| Punjabi | NA |
| Kashmiri | NA |
| Sanskrit | Aguru, Kapila-sinsapa, Pichhila, Pipala, Shingshupa, Simsapa |
| English | Shisham |
Properties
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
Dravya
Rasa
Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent), Katu (Pungent)
Guna
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
Veerya
Ushna (Hot)
Vipaka
Katu (Pungent)
Karma
Kapha, Vata
Prabhava
Habit
Identification
Leaf
| Kind | Shape | Feature |
|---|---|---|
| Pinnate | Alternate | Leaves imparipinnate; leaflets 3-5, 2.5-6 x 2-5.5 cm, ovate, obovate or orbicular, base rounded to cuneate, apex cuspidate or acuminate, coriaceous, puberulous to pubescent when young, glabrous when mature; petiolules 3-5 mm long. |
Flower
| Type | Size | Color and composition | Stamen | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bisexual | Axillary or terminal panicle | Cream | 9 | Flowers cream coloured, 6-8 mm long, subsessile. Calyx 4-6 mm long, campanulate, puberulous without; lobes oblong. Petals exserted; standard to 8 x 5 mm, obovate, long-clawed. Stamens 9, monadelphous. Ovary long-stipitate, pubescent |
Fruit
| Type | Size | Mass | Appearance | Seeds | More information |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Pod | 2.5-7 x 0.8-1 cm | Linear-oblong, base cuneate, apex acute | Seeds 1-3 | {{{6}}} |
Other features
List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used
Where to get the saplings
Mode of Propagation
How to plant/cultivate
Directly sown seed attain 15-25 cm after the first rains, 90-120 cm after the second rains in India. For seedling transplantation, only tender plants with small taproots should be used. Root suckers transplant satisfactorily in dry climates. Planting should be in spring (March in India). [5]
Commonly seen growing in areas
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References
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- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Worm infestation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Emaciation
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Skin diseases
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Urinary tract disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Ulcers
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Blood disorders
- Ayurvedic Herbs known to be helpful to treat Inflammation
- Herbs with Bark used in medicine
- Herbs with Leaves used in medicine
- Herbs with Heartwood used in medicine
- Herbs with Root used in medicine
- Herbs with common name in Kannada
- Herbs with common name in Hindi
- Herbs with common name in Malayalam
- Herbs with common name in Tamil
- Herbs with common name in Telugu
- Herbs with common name in Sanskrit
- Herbs with common name in English
- Habit - Tree
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Seeds
- Index of Plants which can be propagated by Suckers
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Tropical area
- Herbs that are commonly seen in the region of Sub tropical area
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