Prosopis cineraria Shami Shammi Jhand

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Prosopis cineraria

Scientific Name and Description

Prosopis cineraria (L.) DRUCE

Herb Family

Fabaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Acacia cineraria (L.) Willd.
Adenanthera aculeata (J.Koenig ex Roxb.) W.Hunter
Adenanthera aculeata Roxb.
Mimosa cineraria L.
Mimosa cinerea L.
Prosopis aculeata J.Koenig ex Roxb.
Prosopis spicata Burm.
Prosopis spicata Burm.f.
Prosopis spicigera L.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Hindi	chhikura, chhokara, chhonkara, chonkar, cikura, jand, jhand, khejari, khejda, khejra, khejri, safedkikara, sami, sangri, Shammi
Kannada	banni, banni mara, kabanni, khagara, perumbe, shastra mara, shive, vanne, vuckai, vunne mara
Malayalam	paramba, parambay, parambi, parambu, parampu, vanni
Marathi	saundar, saunder, savandad, savandal, shambaree, shamee, shemi, sumri
Sanskrit	agnigarbha, bhadra, duritadamani, havirgandha, ishana, ishani, ishta, kachariphala, kananari, kesahantri, keshahantra, keshamathani, lakshmi, manhigarbha, medhya, ngalya, papanashini, papashamani, pavitra, rajagiri, rajasakini, rajasami, saktuphala, sami, samira, samudra, sankuphala, shaktuphali, shami, shankari, shankuphalika, shanta, shiva, shivaphala, shubhada, shubhadra, shubhakari, siva, sukhada, supatra, surabhi, tapanatanaya, tunga, viravriksha
Tamil	ayattampuri, cami, camicukkilam, camita, ccattukam, cattukamaram, cattuvalakam, cinai, cinavanni, civanvintu, civataki, amitamaram, campuvanni, cantupalam, cantupalamaram,catiraca, civatakimaram, comavalakam, comavalka, cukkilappalai, cunki, cunkimaram, cupavakacatti, cuvacakacatti, cuvatukantantirimaram, cuvatukatantiri, eriyal, eriyalamaram, ilatcumi, ilatcumicerkkai, jambu, kalakatam, kalakatamaram, kalikam, kalikamaram, kalincakam1, kalincakamaram, kalisam, kallicam, kapacutanani, katiranakatir, kecamatani, kecanacani, kecatamani, kecavantu, kentanopitam, kentanopitamaram, kulicam, kulisam, kulivam, macataiyan, malaivanni, malatunka, mankiliyakecanacani, neruppu, oonjal, paccaivarikam, paccaivarikamaram, palacivarvanni, pancanam, , parambai, parampai2, parppai, parppaimaram, patappuvai, patappuvaimaram, pavanacani, perambai, perumbe, pirampai, piriyataricani, pittira, pittiramar tamanitimaram, tapanatanayai, titteyvam, titteyvamaram, toytavam, toytavamaram, tukkamocani, usila maram, vacini, vanacivi, vanacivimaram, vanni, vannika, vannimaram, vannivirukkam, vannivirutcam, vantuka, vantukamaram, vicini, vidadhari, visakkani
Telugu	chamee, chani, dzammi, jambi, jamboo, jammi, jammi chettu, priyadarshini, priyadarsini
Tibetan	sa ma
Rajasthan Region	Khejri
Arabic	Ghaf
Gujarati	Khijro
Haryana	Janti
Punjab	Jand
Commom name	ghaf

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Siddha

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Herb usable parts

Stem

Bark

Leaves

Flowers

Gum

Pod

Ethanomedical Uses

Herbal Remedies

Siddha Puliyarai nei

Ethnopharmacology use

Flowers mixed with sugar is eaten by pregnant ladies to prevent abortion.
Bark paste is effective in rheumatism, healing of injuries and scorpion bite.
Leaves paste is applied on injured part for early healing and on boils to hasten suppuration.
Pods having demulcent properties is also eaten as vegetable called 'Sangri'.
Decoction of young pods used for curing pneumonia.
Young pods boiled in water and made to paste expels guinea worm locally called 'Narubala'.

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

Prosopis cineraria (L.) Druce

Habit -Tree

Parts used -Bark, flower, leaves, gum

Application -Snakebite; to develop complete sterility; abortion; toothache; cold; cough; fever; prevents miscarriage; boils; skin diseases; rheumatism; dysentery; cataract; dyspepsia; earache; fever

Treatment -General; women; pregnant women

References Jain et al. 2004