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Shaka tree

शोगुण वृक्ष · शाक

Extracted from the textPlant identity uncertainNew name from the text2 references

Built from passages of the source by the curated extraction. Pending human review.

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit
शाकशाकवृक्ष
Hindi
शोगुण वृक्षसागौनशोगुन
English
Shaka tree

Ayurvedic properties

Only the qualities the text states are listed. The claims below give each statement with its source.

Qualities (guna)
Ushna
Effect on the doshas
Kapha: pacifies

What the text says

Each statement reports the source, with its chapter, page and verse. Traditional descriptions are not presented as proven medical facts.

Properties1

  • Leaves of the śāka tree (glossed शोगुण वृक्ष) are listed among leaf vegetables said to remove kapha, to be hot and to be wholesome in vata disorders.

    Chapter 4 · p. 56 · v. 33Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Other1

  • In the vata-stone ghee the verse word shaka is rendered in the commentary as shogun (sagaun), a tree; its fruit is used in verse 30.

    Chapter 13 · p. 225 · v. 21Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Safety

  • Identity uncertain. The name could refer to more than one plant, so no botanical identity is asserted.

Pregnancy, breastfeeding, children, older adults, kidney or liver disease and other medicines all call for professional advice before any traditional remedy is used.

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Where else is this mentioned?

Named 33 times on 26 pages. These are automatic name matches, so a few may refer to something else with the same name.

All references

Every page and verse of the source that this entry draws on.

Extraction notes

  • The tree, distinct from ingredient_shaka (vegetables).

Quick facts

Content type
Herb
Source pages with records
2
Pages naming it
26
Extraction tasks
T03, T11
Record id
ingredient_shaka_vriksha