Indian rosewood
StarDalbergia sissoo
Synonyms: Pterocarpus sissoo, Amerimnon sissoo, Dalbergia pendula, Endespermum diversifolium
Safety at a glance
No rule in our tables for this herb: pregnancy, breastfeeding, incompatible pairs (十八反 / 十九畏), herb–drug, dose ceiling. This is not a safety clearance.
Not graded — No toxicity grade is recorded. Most herbs in the catalogue carry none.
Traditionally used for
- Bowel health
- Skin
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Ayurveda the heartwood, bark and leaves of Dalbergia sissoo (Sanskrit Shimshapa, Hindi Shisham) are considered bitter, astringent and alterative (rakta-shodhaka, blood-purifying), and are used in decoctions for skin diseases, leucoderma, dysentery, leucorrhoea, scabies and wound washes; root and leaf preparations are also recorded in Indian and Pakistani folk medicine for similar indications (Khare, 2007).
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Botanical Description
Dalbergia sissoo, known as shisham, sisu or Indian rosewood, is a medium to large deciduous tree of the family Fabaceae (Faboideae), native to the Indian subcontinent and southern Iran and widely planted across South Asia as a timber and shade tree. It reaches 15–25 m in height with a crooked trunk, light brown deeply furrowed bark, and a light, open crown. The leaves are alternate, imparipinnate, with 3–5 alternate, broadly ovate to suborbicular leaflets, each with an abruptly acuminate tip and a glaucous underside. Small, fragrant, whitish to pale yellow papilionaceous flowers are borne in dense axillary panicles. The fruit is a flat, strap-shaped, indehiscent legume containing 1–4 seeds. Its heartwood is golden brown, durable and one of the principal furniture timbers of South Asia.
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