shpriparna :

General Use:

In Ayurveda, various parts of Shisam tree are used for treating a variety of diseases. The leaves are used for eye pain, swelling, painful urination, gynaecological disorders etc. Leaves and bark are used as astringent in bleeding disorders. The paste of leaves mixed with sweet oil is used topically in skin excoriation (scrapping, abrading of skin).

Therapeutic Uses:

Kushta, Svitra, Krimi, Bastiroga , Dusta Vrana, Daha, Kandu, Hikka, shopha, Visarpa, Peenasa

Systemic Use:

Decoction of leaves is useful in gonorrhoea. Root is astringent. Wood is alterative, useful in leprosy, boils, eruptions and to allay vomiting.

Administration:

leaf juice
dried bark powder
leaf paste

Pharmacological:

the tree is anti-inflammatory, antinociceptive/ reducing sensitivity to painful stimuli property, anti-diabetic, analgesic and antioxidant.

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