Shami medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

Shami medicinal plant, regional names, family and synonyms

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Basonym of Drug

Shami

Main Synonym

Shaktuphala, tunga, mangalya, Lakshmi, shamira, keshhantri, shivaphala

Regional Name

Bengali : shai
Gujarati : khijado, khamdi
Hindi : shami chikur, chonkar
Punjabi : janda, jandi
Tamil : kalisam, vanni
Telugu : jammi

Botanical Name

Prosopis spicigera / Prosopis cineraria Linn

Family

Mimosaceae

Classification (Gana)

Bhavprakash nighantu : vatadi varga.

In kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga.

External Morphology

15-20 feet thorny tree

Useful Parts

Bark, fruit

Important Phytoconstituent

Spicigerin, fix oil, prosogerin, patulin, prosogerins A and B, patuletin

Rasa Panchak

Rasa : kashaya, madhura
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu

Action

Kaphapittahara

Therapeutic Indication

Grahi (stops oversecretions), kaphahara (reduces diseases of Kapha humor), kasahara(for cough), krimighna (anti-helminthic), keshahara (harmful to hairs)

Therapeutic Uses

1. Garbhapata - flowers paste with rock sugar is given in pregnancy for prevention of abortion.
2. Atisara - bark decoction is useful to treat diarrhea.
3. Raktapitta - in epistaxis, juice of shami leaves is given as nasya (juice in both nostrils) for hemostasis.

Dose

Fruit powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 40-80 ml

Formulations

ksharagada

Adverse Effect

Not Known

Remedial Measure

Not required

Purification

Not required

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