Abstract

A COMPREHENSIVE LITERATURE REVIEW ON SHIMSHAPA (DALBERGIA SISSOO)

Dr. Kavita Tiwari* and Dr. Anurag Mishra

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Abstract

Dalbergia sissoo popularly known as Sheesham and Indian rose wood in English belongs to family fabaceae. Shimshapa is widely distributed in tropical and subtropical areas and has therapeutic potential against deleterious diseases. Indian rosewood is a high class furniture and cabinet wood widely used through out North India On account of its great strength, elasticity and durability, it is highly valued as constructional and general utility timber and is used for all the purposes for which Indian rosewood is employed in the South. The wood is said to yield an empyreumatic, medicinal oil. Essential oil contains: bisaboline and nerolidol; biochanin A and its 7 – glucoside; 5-4‟ dihydroxy – 6,7 – dimethoxy isoflavone (7-O-methyl tectoriginin); 5 – hydroxy – 4 methyl coumarin. Dalbergia sissoo seeds, leaves and fruits are commonly used for medicinal purpose. The various medicinal properties of Dalbergia sissoo such as Anti inflammatory, anti pyretic, analgesic and oestrogen like activity. The wood exhibits alterative, stomachic, anthelmintic, blood purifying, anti leprotic and cooling properties. Its extract was found useful in scalding of urine. Aerial parts showed significant spasmolytic activity. It is used as a single remedy and as content in many medicinal preparations. The current review is to summarize Description, Phytochemistry, Therapeutic Activity, Pharmacological Activity of Dalbergia sissoo mentuion in various ayurvedic as well as modern literature.

Keywords: Dalbergia sissoo Antimicrobial action, Phytochemistry, Pharmacology.