Botanical name : Shorea robusta
Family : Dipterocarpaceae
Scientific classification
Kingdom : Plantae
Order : Malvales
Family : Dipterocarpaceae
Genus : Shorea
Species : Shorea robusta
Therapeutic Uses
Shorea robusta has been traditionally used for various ailments.
The leaves and bark are used to treat wounds, ulcers, leprosy, cough, gonorrhea, earache and headache.
The bark is also used to treat diarrhoea, dysentery and vaginal discharges.
The fruits are useful in tubercular ulcers, seminal weakness, burning sensation and dermopathy.
The oleoresin exuded from the plant has astringent, carminative and stomachic properties. It is useful in vitiated conditions of pitta, wounds, ulcers, neuralgia, burns, fractures, fever, diarrhoea, dysentery, splenomegaly, obesity and burning of the eyes.
In Unani medicine, the resin is used for treating menorrhagia, enlargement of spleen and for relieving eye irritation.
In Ayurveda, it is used with honey or sugar in treatment of dysentery and bleeding piles.
It is also given in gonorrhea and for weak digestion.
It is suggested for ulcers, wounds and menopausal disorders by Siddha practitioners.
