Sheesham

Department of Botany

*Botanical name- Dalbergia sissoo 

*Local name – Shisham, rosewood,Aguru, sisu,dhumrika. 

*Family - Fabaceae 

Medicinal used –

 The leaves are used for eye pain, swelling, painful urination, gynaecological disorders, etc. 

The paste of leaves mixed with sweet oil is used topically in skin excoriation (scrapping, abrading of the skin). 

Piles (Bawaseer in Hindi)  , General debility  , Vomiting, piles, obesity / overweightness ,

Pain in eyes ,  Pain in the body , Skin diseases ,Painful urination, boils, pimples, blood purification. 

Body Irritation , Stomach irritation , Eye disease , Fight with Fever  , Cure anemia , Urinary Disease ,

Gonorrhea , Cure diarrhea , Treat Cholera , Hemorrhage , Wound , Leucorrhoea , Syphilis disease ,

Cystica Diseases etc.

 

Environment benefit- Environmental Agroforestry Amenity Ornamental Shade and shelter Windbreak Fuels Charcoal Fuelwood General Ornamental Human food and beverage Honey/honey flora Materials.

It is a farmer-and-environment-friendly tree by increasing the annual rainfalls, keeping the environment cool, and decreases the ratio of wind evaporation which saves the atmosphere from becoming dry. This provides immunity to inhabitants of such areas from chest and respiratory diseases. The tree helps in stabilizing canal banks and preventing soil erosions. 

It may have resulted due to poor drainage and prolonged water-logging during rains. Roots are the most vulnerable part of a tree.