Indian Medicinal Plants An Illustrated Dictionary

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200 Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.
Folk ◮ Gorakh, Takoli, Bithuaa.
Action ◮ A decoction of bark—
used in dyspepsia. Oil—applied to
rheumatic affections, and cutaneous
diseases. Leaf—in leprosy and allied
obstinate skin diseases.
Baptigenin from leaves and flowers
possesses properties to treat arthritic
affections and inflammations. An
isoflavone glycoside of biochanin
(lanceolarin) has been obtained from
the root bark. Ether, EtOH and aqueous
extract of leaves exhibited antiarthritic
activity in rats.
The heartwood of Dalbergia sp. contains
quinones. Bark and pods contain
tannins.
Root bark gave isoflavone glycosides
and lanceolarin.
Dosage ◮ Whole plant—50–100 ml
decoction. (CCRAS.)
Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.
Synonym ◮ D. emerginata Roxb.
Family ◮ Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.
Habitat ◮ Bengal, Bihar, Madhya
Pradesh and Western Peninsula.
English ◮ East Indian Rosewood,
Bombay Blackwood.
Ayurvedic ◮ Shimshapaa (related sp.)
Unani ◮ Sheesham.
Siddha/Tamil ◮
doroiral.
Itti, Eravadi, Karun-
Folk ◮ Sisu.
Action ◮ Stimulant, appetiser,
anthelmintic, spasmogenic. Used
in dyspepsia, diarrhoea; also in
obesity, cutaneous affections and
leprosy.
The bark contains hentriacontane,
latifolin, beta-sitosterol and tannins.
EtOH (50%) extract of the bark exhibits
spasmogenic, and anthelmintic
activity against Ascaridia galli.
Dalbergia sissoides Grah.
Family ◮ Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.
Habitat ◮ Throughout India,
especially in the South.
English ◮ Malabar Blackwood.
Ayurvedic ◮ Kushimshapaa.
(Shimshapaa related species).
Siddha/Tamil ◮ Vel-itti.
Folk ◮ Sisam.
Action ◮ Anti-inflammatory.
The root contains isoflavones. The
alcoholic extract of the root exhibited
anti-inflammatory activity in carrageenan-induced
hind paw oedema of
male albino rats.
A quinone, sissoidenone and dalbergion,
latifolin and dalbergin have
been isolated from the heartwood; also
oleanolic acid, liquiritigenin and
isoliquiritigenin. The sapwood and
young leaves gave sissotrin. Biochanin
A, isolated from young leaves, inhibited
both serum and epidermal growth
factor (EGF)—stimulated growth of
human prostate cancer cell lines.
Dalbergia sissoo Roxb ex DC.
Family ◮ Papilionaceae; Fabaceae.