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Albizia lebbeck - Shirisha

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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

Parts Used

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. [3]

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

[4]

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

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

[5]

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. Flowering from March to May

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. Fruiting from March to May {{{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

Can be easily grown from seed.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

  • Flowers

  • Habit

  • Fruiting habit

  • Seedpods

  • Trunk

  • Pods

  • Leaf

  • Seeds

References

  1. ↑ Uses
  2. ↑ ”Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume-3” by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.767, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #6/7, Kaalika Soudha, Balepete cross, Bengaluru
  3. ↑ Chemical composition
  4. ↑ Vernacular names
  5. ↑ BOTANIC DESCRIPTION

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