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Specimen profile
Sal-leaved Desmodium
Desmodium gangeticum · Fabaceae
Skt · Shalaparni — “Having leaves resembling the Sal tree”Hindi · SarivanMal · OrilaTam · Moovilai
A sub-shrub essential for strengthening the heart and nervous system, serving as a pillar of Dashamoola.
Shalaparni is a perennial sub-shrub that grows up to 1.2 meters. It has single leaves (unifoliate) and small violet/white flowers. In Ayurveda, it is regarded as a premier 'Angamarda Prashamana' (reliever of body aches) and a potent Balya (strengthener).
Identification markers
Leaves are ovate-oblong with a rounded base; the stem is woody and angled; pods are small, flat, and joined (loments).
Rasa
Madhura, Tikta
Guna
Guru, Snigdha
Virya
Ushna
Vipaka
Madhura
Prabhava
Balya
Dosha effect
Tridoshahara