SHAMI
Botanical Name - Prosopis cineraria Linn
Family - Mimosaceae
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
Classification :
Bhavprakash nighantu : vatadi varga
Kaiyadeva nighantu : aushadhi varga
Morphology : 15-20 feet thorny tree The tree is of medium height and bears spikes.
Bark is white externally but yellow inside.
Branches slanting downwards
Leaves – bearing 8-10 leaflets.
Flowers – yellow. Legume 10-15 cm. Long bearing seeds.
Distribution & Habitat : Dry forests, Punjab, Sindh, Gujarat, Rajashthan
Useful Parts - Bark, fruit
Chemical constituents : Spicigerin, fix oil, prosogerin, patulin, prosogerins A and B, patuletin Vitamin K, n-octacosyl acetate, patulitrin
Rasa Panchak :
Rasa : kashaya, madhura
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : katu
Karma - Kaphapittahara
Indication :
Grahi (stops oversecretions), kaphahara (reduces diseases of Kapha humor), kasahara(for cough), krimighna (anti-helminthic), keshahara (harmful to hairs) , Miscarriage, insect bite , cough
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 for hemostasis.
Dosage :
Fruit powder : 3-6 g,
Powder : 2-4 g
Leaf juice : 10-15 ml
Decoction - 40-80 ml
Uses :
● Bark is used for local application in scorpion bite.
● It is also useful in conditions like anorexia, diarrhoea, dysentery, piles. haemetemesis,
rheumatoid arthritis, bronchitis and skin conditions.
Formulations : ksharagada
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