It is an astringent and used for coughs, boils, lung problems, flu, and gingivitis, among others. Its bark is used to treat inflammation and as fish poison. The red dye obtained from the bark, however, causes skin irritation.
What is Shirish Chaal (Siris Bark):
Siris is a deciduous tree that grows in urban areas. It's a medium-sized tree
with good quality timber. All parts of the plant are used in Ayurvedic
medicine. The tree is mentioned often in ancient Sanskrit literature.
The medium to large tree has gray-brown
bark, and its leaves have bipinnate structure like tamarind leaves but larger
than that. The primary leaflets are oblong, with 6 to 8 pairs of ultimate
leaflets opposite and 6 to 8 pairs of smaller secondary leaflets. These
leaflets are asymmetric, blunt, and 2.5 to 4 cm long. Flowers are mimosa-like
clusters on stems near leaf tips, 5-6 cm across, cream or yellowish-white in
color with numerous long stamens; each flower has numerous long stamens as
well. The fruit is flat, linear pods with many seeds in each pod; these pods
persist after leaf fall and often sound rattling in the wind when they fall
from the tree. The bark has rough grey brown color with flaky inner bark
(reddish) and outermost part split into long segments
USES:
Shirisha bark has been used for
medicinal purposes for centuries, most notably as an astringent in Chinese
medicine and as an anti-inflammatory agent in Ayurvedic medicine. Albizia lebbeck bark and seed astringent are used against diarrhea due
to its anti-inflammatory properties which prevents bacterial growth by killing
microorganisms which cause illness by inhibiting their reproduction or growth
process.
BENEFITS:
It also has many medicinal properties
like antiseptic, antibacterial, anti-allergic, antidermatosis and
antidysenteric. These properties make it very useful in treating bronchitis.
The bark of this plant is used as an astringent against boils and coughs. The
root is used as a poultice on boils to treat them effectively.
It also provides relief from diarrhea
and dysentery due to its powerful astringent property which kills bacteria
present in these diseases by restricting their growth or by absorbing water
from inside the cells of microorganisms thus inhibiting their reproduction or
growth process.
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