Shirisha Powder (Stem Bark)

Overview

Reference: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India or FSSAI

Category: Ekal Churna (Single Herb Powder)

Form: Fine powder

Botanical Name: Albizzia lebbeck

Sanskrit Name: Shirisha, Bhandi, Sitapuspa, Sukapriya, Mrdupuspa.

Common Name: Siris, Sirish, Siris tree, Lebbeck tree, Shirirsh, Bagey, Bage, Mara, Hombage, Vaka, Nenmenivaka, sersuan, Sareehn, Vakai, Dirisena, Siris.

Part Used: Stem Bark

Dose: 3 - 6 gm or as directed by the physician

Rasapanchak (Properties):

Rasa - Tikta, kasaya, Madhura, Katu

Guna - Laghu

Virya - Anusna

Vipaka - Katu

Karma - Visaghna, Tridoshahara, Sothahara, Varnya.

Disclaimer

This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. This guideline is based on Ayurvedic classical principles and intended for educational use. Practitioners should use their clinical judgment, patient assessment, and individualised protocol before prescribing in actual clinical settings.

Indications (Uses & Benefits)

Intermittent fever, fever with no fixed course or pattern (विषमज्वरः) (viṣamajvaraḥ) [ITA-5.6.14]

Cough (कासः) (kāsaḥ) [ITA-5.18.1]

Dyspnoea (श्वासः) (śvāsaḥ) [ITA-5.20.1]

Ulcer (व्रणः) (vraṇaḥ) [ITA-5.54.1]

Multiple dermatological diseases (कुष्ठः) (kuṣṭhaḥ) [ITA-5.59.1]

Skin disease with white, reddish or blackish-brown erupting lesions (पामा(कच्छू)) (pāmā (kacchū)) [ITA-5.59.16]

Dermatological condition with very fast spreading skin lesions, erysipelas (विसर्पः) (visarpaḥ) [ITA-5.60.1]

Rhinitis (प्रतिश्यायः/पीनसः) (pratiśyāyaḥ/ pīnasaḥ) [ITA-5.65.13]

Chronic and recurring rhinitis (दुष्टप्रतिश्यायः) (duṣṭapratiśyāyaḥ) [ITA-5.65.18]

moistening of the nose; dryness of nose; intermittent nasal blockage; intermittent clearing of nose; bad breath; inability to perceive smell; afflicting all sensory organs; diminution of agni; fever; breathlessness/difficulty in breathing; cough; pain in chest region; pain in sides of chest/flanks; intermittent relapses without apparent reason; halitosis; oedema; intermittent clearing and obstruction of nose; discharge of thickened mucus resembling pus; blackish or reddish-tinged thick mucus discharge; manifestation of long thread-like worms; manifestation of unctuous-looking worms; manifestation of minute worms.

Headache worsening and subsiding with strength of sun (सूर्यावर्तः) (sūryāvartaḥ) [ITA-5.67.10]

headache worsening as the day progresses; reducing towards end of day; mild pain in eyes at sunrise; mild pain in eyebrows at sunrise; severe pain in eyes; worsening in sunlight; subsiding with cold; sometimes subsiding with hot treatment; pulsating pain in temporal region at sunrise; pulsating pain in eyes at sunrise; pulsating pain in eyebrows at sunrise; pulsating pain in forehead at sunrise; worsening at midday; pain worsening on an empty stomach; uncertain comfort with cold; uncertain comfort with hot; pain subsiding later; pain subsiding at sunset.

Worm Infestation / Helminthiasis / Parasitic Disease (कृमिरोग) (Kṛmiroga) [G-5]

Abdominal pain (colicky or persistent). Loss of appetite or abnormal craving for food, Nausea and vomiting. Diarrhea or constipation, Itching around the anus (especially at night, typical of pinworms). Paleness, fatigue, and weakness due to anemia. Swelling or bloating of the abdomen. Foul smell from mouth or body. Skin eruptions, itching, or rashes in some cases. Restlessness, irritability, disturbed sleep (especially in children).

Anti-pruritic medicine (कण्डूघ्नः, कण्डुहरः, कण्डूप्रशमनः) (kaṇḍūghnaḥ, kaṇḍūharaḥ, kaṇḍūpraśamanaḥ) [G-10]

Substance alleviating inflammation (शोथहरः, शोथघ्नः, श्वयथुघ्नः, श्वयथुहरः) (śothaharaḥ, śothaghnaḥ, śvayathughnaḥ, śvayathuharaḥ) [ITA-6.2.6.67]

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