Ayurkoshaआयुर्वेद ज्ञानकोशSearch

Herbवनस्पति

Shalmali (silk cotton tree)

सेमल (शाल्मली) · शाल्मली

Bombax ceiba · Malvaceae

Extracted from the text2 references

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

Search the library for it Discussed in 1 session

Names and synonyms

Sanskrit: शाल्मलीमोचापिच्छिलापूरणीतूलिनीमोचरसकुक्कुटी
Hindi: सेमलशाल्मलीसेमरसेमल का गोंदमोचरसशाल्मलीवृक्ष
English: Shalmalisilk cotton treered cotton treeshalmali
Romanized: shalmalisemal
Marathi: सावर

What the text says

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

Classification1

The śālmalī tree heads the five lavaṇī plants growing by the sea, said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting, digest with difficulty, break up urinary stones and suit urinary disorders.
Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 36Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Properties1

Silk-cotton (semal) flowers are listed among flowers said to increase vata and kapha, calm pitta and blood, and expel worms from the belly.
Chapter 4 · p. 57 · v. 35Hindi commentaryTraditional description

Find everywhere it is used

Open in the usage explorer

Formulations containing it

4

Amrasthyadi powderआम्रास्थ्यादि चूर्ण Kapotavankadi decoctionकपोतवंकादि क्वाथ Sharkaradi pasteशर्करादि लेप Slimy enemaपिच्छिल बस्ति

Conditions mentioned with it

5

Conditions named in the preparations that use it, or linked to it directly.

Burning sensation (daha)दाह (जलन)Diarrhoea (atisara)अतिसार (दस्त)Pox disease (masurika)मसूरिका (चेचक)Urinary gravel (sharkara)शर्करा (मूत्र में कण)Worm infestation (krimi)कृमि रोग (पेट के कीड़े)

Organs and systems mentioned

3

Intestines and colonआंतें और बृहदांत्र Kidneys and urinary systemगुर्दे और मूत्र तंत्र Skinत्वचा

Other ingredients used together

24

Count of shared preparations.

Sugar (sharkara, sita)शक्कर (शर्करा, सिता)×2 Milk (ksheera)दूध (क्षीर)×2 Mango (amra)आम (आम्र)×1 Lodhraलोध (लोध्र)×1 Yashtimadhu (licorice)मुलेठी (यष्टिमधु)×1 Sesame (tila)तिल×1 Padmakaपद्माख×1 Dhataki (fire flame bush)धाय (धातकी)×1 Bilva (bael)बेल (बिल्व)×1 Priyanguप्रियंगु (फूलप्रियंगु)×1 Kutaja (kurchi)कुड़ा (कुटज)×1 Ativisha (Indian atees)अतीस (अतिविषा)×1 Manjishtha (Indian madder)मंजीठ (मञ्जिष्ठा)×1 Brahmi (water hyssop)ब्राह्मी×1 Vishnukrantaविष्णुकांता×1 Shaka treeशोगुण वृक्ष×1 Hijjalaहिज्जल×1 Borax (tankana)सुहागा (टंकण)×1

Topics of the text that discuss it

10

Plant glossary, letter section म, entries 1–30 (मगधोद्भवा to माणकी)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, म वर्ग, प्रविष्टि 1–30 (मगधोद्भवा से माणकी)Plant glossary, क entries 57–70 (किरात to कुरंट)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, क वर्ग प्रविष्टि 57–70 (किरात से कुरंट)Plant glossary, क entries 83–95 (केसर to कांजीरक)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, क वर्ग प्रविष्टि 83–95 (केसर से कांजीरक)Plant glossary, म entries 31–59 (मातुलुंग to मांसी)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, म वर्ग प्रविष्टि 31–59 (मातुलुंग से मांसी)Plant glossary, श section, entries 1–55 (शक्रमर्द to श्वेताम्ली)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, श वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–55 (शक्रमर्द से श्वेताम्ली)Plant glossary, स section, entries 1–48 (सद्धातकीकुसुम to स्नुही)वनौषधिशब्दादर्श, स वर्ग प्रविष्टि 1–48 (सद्धातकीकुसुम से स्नुही)Properties of drumstick and other flower vegetablesशिग्रु आदि पुष्पशाकों के गुण Properties of the five lavaṇī plantsपाँच लवणी वृक्षों के गुण Sharkaradi pasteशर्करादि लेप Slimy enemaपिच्छिल बस्ति

Course sessions

1

Grains and other foods, their merits and faultsधान्यादिगुणागुणविचार

Plant glossary entries

6

कंटकारि (कंटकारी)कटेरी कुक्कुटीसेमर का वृक्ष मलयशाल्मलीकन्द मोचकेले की फली शाल्मलीसेमल का पेड़सुरसबोल गंधद्रव्य

Related entries

1

Five lavani plantsपाँच लवणी वृक्ष

Where else is this mentioned?

Named 14 times on 11 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.

Quick facts

Content type: Herb
Categories: Medicinal plantBarkResin
Source pages with records: 1
Pages naming it: 11
Chapters: Chapter 4
Extraction tasks: T03
Record id: ingredient_shalmali