Filename: Xylia_dolabriformis.JPG
Description:
Botanical name : Xylia dolabriformis Benth. (Mimosa xylocarpa Roxb.)
Family : Leguminosae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Kusimsipa, Kapila, Krishnasara, Bhasmagrabha, Avasadini
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha
Virya : Ushna
Vipaka : Katu
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Iron wood
Hindi : Seesam, Seeso
Malayalam : Irupool
Distribution –Kerala, Orissa, Andrapradesh, Madhyapredesh states of India.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A moderate size tree grows up to 30 meters in height. Leaves compound, paripinnate, leaflets ovate-oblong, acute or acuminate, and shiny. Flowers yellowish axillary or terminal heads. Fruits are large woody curved pods, contain 6-10 dark oblong seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated vata, pitta, fever, leucoderma, vomiting, edema, diarrhea, diabetes, allergic rhinitis, hiccough, obesity pruritus and general weakness.
Useful part : Oil, Bark.
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