Shorea robusta - Agnivallabha

Agnivallabha, Shorea robusta

Agnivallabha is an evergreen tree with an elongated crown when young, becoming more rounded as the tree ages. It can grow up to 50 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for up to 25 metres and up to 200cm in diameter. It is a very important multi-purpose tree. It is one of the main commercial timbers of India, being harvested from the wild for local use and export. It also yields a resin that is traded and an oil that is used locally as well as being exported in large quantities. In addition, it supplies tannins, an edible seed and medicines for local use. The leaves are used commercially for making plates and containers.

Uses

Fracture healing, Wound healing, Diarrhea, Ear disorders, Relieves itching.^[1]

Parts Used

Bark, Sapwood, Heartwood, Resin, Seeds

Chemical Composition

The oleoresin of the Shorea robusta Gaertn is called as Shala niryasa, Kala, Sarja rasa which has the chemical constituents such as nor-triterpene, dammarenolic acid, asiatic acid, dipterocarpol, triterpenic acid, tannic acid and phenolic content and possesses antibacterial, analgesic and wound healing effect.^[2]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Ashvakarna, Bili-bhogimara, Bili-bovu, Bilibodige
Hindi	Sal, Ral, Shal
Malayalam	Kungiliyam, Mulappumarutu, Salavrksam
Tamil	Venkunkiliyam, Tanivirukkam, Acuvakarnakam
Telugu	Jalari-chettu, Saala, Sarjakamu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Agnivallabha, Ashvakarna, Dhupavrksa, Ralasala
English	Sal

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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), Madhura (Sweet)

Guna

Rooksha (Dry), Ushna (Hot)

Veerya

Sheeta (Cold)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Shiny, glabrous, about 10-25 cm long and broadly oval atthe base, with the apex tapering into a long point; new leaves reddish, soon becoming delicate green. }^[4]

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	Terminal or axillary racemose panicles	Yellowish white	25+	fragrant, yellow or cream white, pedicel subsessile, bracts minute, caducous, calyx 5 lobed, tubular with short valvate lobes, imbricate, ovate-triangular.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
Winged capsule	1.5 cm long	Ovoid, apex acute, densely pubescent, about 1.5 cm long, enclosed in calyx tube with 3 outer accrescent larger lobes and broader lobes, about 8 x 1.5 cm long and 2 inner ones.		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

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Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

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Propagation