Albizia lebbeck Shirish Siris Indian walnut Vaakaveru Shirish

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Albizia lebbeck

Scientific Name and Description

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth

Herb Family

Fabaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Acacia speciosa WILLD.
Acacia lebbeck (L.) Willd.
Acacia macrophylla Bunge
Acacia speciosa (Jacq.) Willd.
Albizia latifolia B.Boivin
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. var. leucoxylon Hassk.
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. var. pubescens Haines
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. var. rostrata Haines
Albizia rostrata Miq. is Archidendron globosum.
Feuilleea lebbeck (L.) Kuntze
Inga borbonica Hassk.
Inga leucoxylon Hassk.
Mimosa lebbeck L.
Mimosa lebbek L. (orth.var.)
Mimosa sirissa Roxb.
Mimosa speciosa Jacq.
Mimosa speciosa Thunb. is Albizia julibrissin.
Pithecellobium splitgerberianum Miq.
Albizia lebbek

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common names	Siris tree, Woman's Tongue, siris, Indian siris, East Indian walnut, Broome raintree, lebbeck, lebbek tree, frywood, koko woman's tongue tree
Hindi	charas, garso, kalio siras, kalshish, kalsis, lasrin, mathirishi, pangar, safed siris, saras, sares, sarin, shiris, shirish, sirai, sirar, siras, sirasa, sirin, siris, siris (black), siris kala, siris-ka-per, sirs, sirsa, sissa
English	east indian walnut, kokko, siris
Kannada	baage, baage mara, bage, bageda, baghi, bagi, baji, dodda baage, dodda hombaage, dodda sirisha, doddabafe, doddabage, doddasirisa, ghulmero, goddu hunase, gulmhora, hombaage, hombage, kaadu manjeete, kadace, kadache, kalbaage, kalbaghi, kallu baage, kattu-vagai, motisarsiro, shireesha-mara, sireesha, sirisa, sirisha, sirsala, sirsool, sirsul, tirchul
Malayalam	chelinge, kattuvaka, nannaeni, nenmani, nenmeni, nenmenivaka, nenneni, vaga, vaka, velu-vake
Marathi	belisiras, chekola, chichola, kaalashiras, mothasiras, sankesar, shirish, siras, siris
Sanskrit	a, barhapushpa, bhandi, bhandika, bhandila, bhandira, kalinga, kapitaka, kapitana, karnapura, katabhi, kinihi, krishnashirisha, lomashapushpaksaparni, madhupushpa, mrdupushpah, mridupushpa, murdhapushpa, pitshirish, plavaga, pruthushrangi, sahasraki, shankiniphala, shikiniphala, shirish, shirisha, shitapushpa, shrisha, shukadruma, shukapriya, shukapushpa, shukataru, shukeshta, shuksatam, shyamavarna, shymala, sirisa, sirisah, sukapriya, sukataruh, sukhataru, supushpaka, svarnapushpaka, uddanaka, vishaghati, vishahanta, vishanashana, vrittapushpa
Tamil	adukkavagai, antutim, atukkuvakai, chireedam, cilipam, cinapam, ciritakam, ciritakamaram, ciritam, ciritam, ciritam,ciritam,conakam,conaka,conatamaram, cukattirakam, cukattiram, cukattiramaram, cukattiravam, cukatturumam, culika, culikamaram, eluvakai, eluvakaimaram, ilaivakai, kalincakam, kalindi, kalinkam,kalintimaram, kallukam, kanipala, kanmuracu, kapitanam, kapittaci, karuppuvakai, kattu vagai, kattu vakai, kattuvagai, kattuvakai, kirusnapiram, kona, kopattirai, kottancilai, mayurakari, mirutuputpam,mirutuputpamaram, nakappattiri, nakappittirimaram, nattuvakai, nentukam, pallukam, pallukamaram, pandil, pantakaccam, pantil, pantil,paruvakai, patikam, patil, periyavakai, perunvagai, peruvakai,peruvakaimaram, pilavam, pilavatitam, pilavatitamaram, piram, putamaram, putavirotikam, putavirotikamaram, putavirukkam, puvicilai, puvitavirukkam, siridam, siris-ka-per, sonagam, sugattram, ulincil, ulincilaivakai, undugam, untukam, utuntakam, utuntukam, vaagai, vagai, vagai maram, vaghai, vakai, vakaimaram, vakaiyilai, vakattimaram, vakattiram,vannikavakai, variyankam, vellaivenkai, vellankam, velvariyankam, velvenkai, vinneyavam, viruttaputpam, viruttaputpamaram, yamavarana
Telugu	baagichettu, billa, billa vaara, dirisana, dirisanamu, girisamu, girishamu, kapitanamu, kapithanamu, pedda dirisinam, peddadirisanamu, sirisamu, sirishamu, telladirisana-chettu
Tibetan	si ri si (d), si-ri-sa, sri sa, sri si ka, sri si ka (d), sri si ks (d), su-ka-ta-ru
Urdu	saras

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Folk

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Saponins

Herb usable parts

Stem

Bark

Wood

Leaves

Flowers

Seeds

Gum

Resin

Oil

Twig

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Fresh flowers juice or dried flowers aqueous decoction of about 20 ml is administered internally.
Aqueous decoction of dried stem bark acts as an antidote for snake poison.
Fresh leaves are grounded with little quantity of water and paste is applied on snake bite

Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143

Paste of stem bark is used to treat boils, pimples and ulcer.
Leaves are used to treat night blindness.
The leaf paste is applied in snake bite and scorpion sting.
Flowers are used as a cooling medicine and used externally in treating boils, skin eruptions and swellings.
Root paste is used to cure opthalmia, skin diseases and inflammations.
The powdered root bark and root gum used for strengthening the gums.
Seed oil is applied externally for leucoderma.

Source: Medicinal Plants in the Indian Arid Zone, March 2005, Director Central Arid Zone Research Institute Jodhpur 342 003

Telugu: Seethaphal, Chittichittagampu

Botanical name : Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth.
Family : Mimosaceae
Part used : Flower, Stem,Leaves
Antidote for :Snake bite
Formulations and application :Fresh flowers juice or dried flowers aqueous decoction of about 20 ml is administered internally.
Aqueous decoction of dried stem bark acts as an antidote for snake poison.
Fresh leaves are grounded with little quantity of water and paste is applied on snake bite
Source: Antidote: Medicinal plants - Dr. Shivamanjunatha MP - JMPS 2022; 10(1): 139-143
Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth. Dirisena Fabaceae Stem bark Insect bite, knee pain, skin disease

Albizia lebbeck (L.) Benth

Habit - Tree

Parts used - Bark, leaves, seed, seed oil, resinous gum, twig, wood, flower, stem

Application - Toothache; Antidode; Eye diseases; snake bite; diarrhoea; wound of rat bite; night blindness; leucoderma; to retard or slow down aging symptoms; improve complexion; voice and vitality; leucorrhoea and other venereal diseases in women; antidote; wheezing protectants; hemorrhoids

Treatment - Women; General

References - Dey and De 2012, Gairola et al. 2013, Kayani et al. 2014, Padma et al. 2016