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Specimen profile
Indian Trumpet Flower
Oroxylum indicum · Bignoniaceae
Skt · Shyonaka — “The suppressor of swelling”Hindi · SonapathaMal · PalakapayyaniTam · Vagaipala
A medium-sized tree known for its sword-like pods and medicinal root bark used in Dashamoola.
Shyonaka is an odd-looking tree with massive bipinnate leaves and large, flat, woody fruit pods that resemble scabbards. The root bark is yellow and has a characteristic bitter and astringent taste. It is highly valued for its ability to balance Vata and Kapha in the digestive tract.
Identification markers
Recognized by its huge woody pods (up to 1 meter long) hanging like swords and its thick, yellowish-brown, juicy root bark.
Rasa
Madhura, Tikta, Kashaya
Guna
Laghu, Ruksha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Katu
Prabhava
Deepana
Dosha effect
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