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Rosewood (Sheesham)

Introduction of Sheesham: (Introduction of Sheesham)

What is Sheesham?

Are you suffering from diabetes, menstrual problems, stomachache, bloody diarrhea, eye problems etc. Sheesham can be used to get relief from all these diseases. Do you know that the sesame which is used to make furniture in homes is also used to treat many diseases?

You must have seen Sheesham in many places around you or in gardens. Its wood is strong. You must have furniture made of Sheesham wood in your house. Mostly its wood is used in making strong furniture. Many people may not know that it is also used to get rid of diseases.

Ayurveda has mentioned many benefits of rosewood. It is used as a medicine. With the properties of rosewood, you can get rid of diseases like urinary tract disease, menorrhagia, syphilis, skin disease, blood disorder and white discharge. Let us know in which other diseases it is used.

External appearance (Morphology) (Sheesham) of creation)

Most of its trees are used for making furniture. It is found all over India on the roadsides and in gardens. Oil is obtained from the wood and seeds of Sheesham tree, which is used as medicine. The following species of Sheesham tree are found. 

Dalbergia sissoo Roxb. ex DC (rosewood)

It is a tree up to 30 meters tall, straight and leafy. Its bark is thick, brown in colour and has cracks. Its new branches are soft. Its leaves are round, long and pointed. These leaves are 3 to 4 in number. Its flowers are yellow in colour and small. Its pods are broad, long, thin and brown in colour. Its seeds are small and flat. Its flowering and fruiting period is from March to June.

Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.( Krishnashinshap)

It grows up to 15 to 20 meters in height. Its branches are smooth. Its leaves are long, round, smooth and shiny. Its flowers are white in color and are arranged in clusters. Its pods are rectangular and spear-shaped. Its bark is thin which is used in medicine.

Species of Sheesham (Sheesham ki prajatiya)

1. Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.ex DC  

2. Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.

शीशम के सामान्य नाम (Sheesham common names) Herbal Arcade
Common names of Sheesham (Sheesham common names) Herbal Arcade

Common names of Sheesham (Sheesham common names)

Botanical name (Botanical NameDalbergia sissoo  
English (English)Rose wood, Black wood
Hindi (Hindi)Rosewood, Sesam, Shiso Sheesav
Sanskrit (Sanskrit)शंशंप, Pippala, Yugapattika, Pichhila, Shyama, Krishnasara  
Other (Others)Shisham (Urdu) Padimi (Oriya) Sisu (Assamese) Agaru (Kannada) Sisom (Gujarati) Sinsupa (Telugu) Gette (Tamil) Shisu (Bengali) Sisso (Nepali) Nelkar (Punjabi) Eruvil (Malayalam) Sisu (Marathi)
Total (Family)Fabaceae

Ayurvedic properties of Sheesham Ayurvedic properties)

Shortcoming (Dosha)Tridoshashamaka (pacifies tridosha)
Juice (Taste)bitter, astringent, pungent
Property (Qualities)Laghu (light), Ruksha (dry)
Semen (Potency)hot
Vipak(Post Digestion Effect) pungent
Other (Others)anti-inflammatory, blood purifier, dewormer, pain reliever
Ayurvedic properties of sheesham Herbal Arcade
Ayurvedic properties of sheesham Herbal Arcade

Medicinal benefits and uses of rosewood (sheesham its benefits and uses)

To get relief from body irritation Rosewood (sheesham for body heat)

  • Many men and women complain of burning sensation in the body. In such a case, sesame oil is beneficial. Apply sesame oil on the part of the body where there is burning sensation. The burning sensation in the body gets cured.
  • You can treat stomach irritation with the benefits of sesame. Take the juice of sesame leaves and drink it. It cures stomach irritation.

In Jaundice (sheesham for jaundice)

  • If you are suffering from jaundice, then to treat it you should consume sesame leaves juice in the morning and evening.

eye disease Rosewood (sheesham for eyes)

  • Its use is beneficial in eye diseases like eye irritation. Mix honey in sesame leaf juice. Putting 1 to 2 drops of it in the eyes provides relief from irritation.

Get relief from urinary tract disease (sheesham for urinary problems)

  • Consuming sesame is beneficial in urinary problems like intermittent urination, burning sensation during urination, pain during urination etc. For this, make a decoction of sheesham leaves. Drink it three times a day. It is beneficial in problems like intermittent urination, burning sensation during urination, pain during urination etc.

get relief from fever Rosewood (sheesham for fever)

  • If you get fever due to weather change or due to any other disease, then the use of this medicine is very beneficial. For this, take the essence of rosewood, water and milk. Mix them and cook in milk. When some milk is left, drinking it three times a day cures the fever.

In Vomiting (sheesham for vomiting)

  • When you feel nauseous, you don't feel like eating anything and your mind remains restless. In such a situation, consuming sesame oil can be beneficial for you. Apart from this, sesame oil is also very beneficial in cough problems, cold, stress, skin diseases or acne.

Get relief from heart diseases (sheesham for the heart)

  • The benefits of Sesame leaves are most effective for heart disease. If your cholesterol has increased and you are suffering from heart disease, then Sesame leaf oil can prove to be a panacea for you. Consuming Sesame leaf oil also keeps your blood flow correct.

get relief from wounds (sheesham for wound)

  •  If there is a wound on your body due to any injury, then the wound can also be cured with the help of sesame oil. Apply sesame oil on the wound. This will cure the wound.

Eliminate gonorrhea

  • Gonorrhea is treated by consuming shisham. Grind sesame leaves and sugar candy together. Consume it in the morning and evening. This cures gonorrhea.

In syphilis Rosewood

sheesham benefits Herbal Arcade
sheesham benefits Herbal Arcade
  • If you consume shisham for the treatment of this disease, you will get a lot of benefits. Drink decoction of sisam leaves. It is beneficial in syphilis.

Eliminate anemia (sheesham for anemia)

  • In anemia, there is a lack of blood in the body of a person. You can get benefits from anemia by using the medicinal properties of sesame. To cure anemia, take the juice of the sheesham leaf. Taking it in the morning and evening also helps in anemia.

To reduce breast swelling

  • Women can also take advantage of the benefits of rosewood in case of breast swelling. Heat the rosewood leaves and tie them on the breasts, this reduces breast swelling.
  • Apart from this, making a decoction of Rosewood leaves and washing the breasts with it helps in reducing breast swelling.

In Treatment of Gonorrhea

  • Medicinal properties of shisham can also be used to treat gonorrhea. To treat gonorrhea, drink the juice of shisham leaves three times a day, it is beneficial in curing gonorrhea.

In Diabetes (sheesham for diabetes)

  • This is a disease which makes it difficult to live your life properly. If you are suffering from this disease due to improper eating habits or any other reason, then you can consume the juice of rosewood leaves to get relief.

Get relief from sciatica

  • Make coarse powder of the bark of the sheesham tree and boil it in water. When one eighth of the water is left, filter it in a cloth after it cools down. Then put it on the stove and thicken it. Cook this thick substance in ghee and milk. Taking it three times a day for 21 days continuously cures sciatica.

Get relief from cholera problem

  • Medicinal properties of rosewood are beneficial in the treatment of cholera. Mix long pepper, black pepper and cardamom in rosewood leaves and grind them to make tablets. Taking two tablets in the morning and evening cures cholera.

Stops diarrhea (sheesham for diarrhea)

  • You can also consume rosewood to stop diarrhea. Take rosewood leaves, Kachnar leaves and barley. Mix all three and make a decoction. Now add ghee and milk in the decoction as per the quantity. Churning it and taking it through the anus stops diarrhea.

in menstruation (sheesham for menstrual problems)

  • If there is excessive pain during menstruation or there is some other disease then taking decoction of Rosewood twice a day reduces the pain during menstruation.
  • Grind together rosewood leaves and sugar candy and consume it in the morning. Irregular menstrual bleeding becomes normal after consuming it for a few days.

In case of TB disease

  • Take Sheesham leaves, Kachnar leaves and barley. Mix all three and make a decoction. Now add ghee and milk in the decoction as per the quantity. By churning it and consuming it, TB disease is cured. This makes the person healthy.

get relief from white discharge

  • White discharge is a sticky thick substance that comes out from the vagina of women. For its treatment, sheesham is beneficial. Mix sheesham leaves and sugar candy, grind them and consume in the morning. This cures the problem of white discharge.

Cure blood disorders

  • Rosewood is beneficial in treating blood disorders. For the treatment of blood disorders, make a syrup of the dried powder of Rosewood and consume it. It cures blood disorders.

In Leprosy Rosewood (sheesham for leprosy)

  • If you are suffering from leprosy, then boil the essence of rosewood in water and take it off when half remains. Then take this decoction and add honey to it and drink it in the morning and evening, it is beneficial in leprosy.
  • If you have any type of skin disease, then applying sheesham oil on the skin disease helps in relieving itching, body burning sensation, old wounds etc.
  • If you are getting boils on your body due to heat or any other reason, then drinking the decoction of Rosewood leaves will cure the boils.

Important parts of sheesham)

  • Root
  • leaf
  • Bark
  • Wood

Dosages of sheesham)

  • Powder – 3 to 6 grams
  • Kwath-50 100 ml

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