Shimshapa (Indian Rosewood)

Śiṃśapā शिंशपा

Dalbergia sissoo · Fabaceae

tree heartwood ushna cultivated
Shimshapa (Indian Rosewood)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa
tikta · kashaya— tastes at first contact
Guna
laghu · ruksha— qualities
Virya
ushna— potency (heating)
Vipaka
katu— post-digestive effect
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

anti-Kushtha heartwood

Indian rosewood. Heartwood in anti-Kushtha decoctions.