The genus is pantropical, occurring in asia, africa, madagascar, america and australia, but mostly in the old world tropics. It was george bentham, however, who reclassified it into todays valid botanical systematics in 1844. Text is available under the creative commons attributionsharealike license. The flowers are harvested as they open and are dried for later use. It reproduces by seed or vegetatively by cuttings or coppicing. The genus is pantropical, though most species are native to warm regions of the old world. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, kannan cs warrier and others published albizia lebbeck find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Albizia lebbeck siris tree, womans tongue, east indian. Albizia lebbeck seeds are browncolored, ellipsoidal and flattened, and require less pretreatment for successful germination. Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in albizia julibrissin. Albizia lebbeck is occasionaly found at disturbed sites in the southern penisula and central regions of florida. Fabaceae mimosoideae bangalore ra albizia lebbeck siris tree.
Shirisha, albizia lebbeck uses, medicinal qualities. The fabaceae or leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species 1. Womans tongue is native to asia but escaped cultivation wunderlin, 1998. Albizia lebbeck is a species in the genus albizia which contains approximately 150 to 205 species and belongs to the family of the fabaceae legume. The juice of albizia leaves is used to treat night blindness. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Al is an economically important plant for industrial and medicinal uses. It has leaves during a large part of the wet season and digestibility of the twigs is considerably higher than that of most fodder trees. The present study evaluates the composition and therapeutic effects of a. The flower heads are carminative, digestive, sedative and tonic. It reaches 315 m in plantations and up to 30 m in the open. Saponins isolated from the methanolic extract of bark and pod of albizia lebbeck benth.
Properties and uses of over 400 common herbs and medicinal plants listed by botanical or common names. Albizia lebbeck seed methanolic extract as a complementary. Albizia lebbeck was already described and the name validly published by carl linnaeus. Leaves are bipinnate with 311 pairs of bright green. Based on various experimental and clinical observations use of sirish bark in the form of a herbal tea for asthmatic persons has been. Today, science has isolated the medicinal properties of a. Your guide to ayurvedic herb albizia lebbeck wellbeing.
Phytopharmacological properties of albizia species international. The tree is a good soil binder a is frequently used for soil erosion control, along with the other uses a source of hardwood and forage. Compositional studies indicated carbohydrates as major components while saponin was found as a major antinutrient in both pods and seeds. Benth, the genus albizzia commonly known as shirish belongs to family mimosaceae.
Health benefits of albizia albizia lebbeck health benefits times. The name albizia is thought to have come from an 18th century florentine nobleman, filippo. Antiallergic stabilising mast cells astringent hypocholesterolaemic. Shothahara relieves inflammation visarpaghna relieves herpes, spreading skin disease kasahara relieves cold and cough vranahara brings about quick wound healing vishapaha useful in treating poisoning. For piles, apply the grinded albizia lebbeck seeds to the affected area. Benth is a fast growing medium sized deciduous tree measuring 1012 m in length, the tree is cultivated in egypt. Leaves are bipinnate and glabrous or tomentose with a large gland. It is known by a variety of names, including siris, powderpuff tree, lebbeck, broome rain tree, albizia and womans tongue tree.
Albiziasaponins a, b and c flavonoids tannins epicatechin procyanidins stigmastadienone actions. Fabaceae seed extract was tested against echis carinatus s. The plants are widely used for fodder and timber, and many are important in traditional medicine. To treat ear pain, extract the juice of albizia lebbeck leaves and put few drops in ear. Albizia lebbeck is a species of albizia, native to indomalaya, new guinea and northern australia and widely cultivated and naturalised in other tropical and subtropical regions. The leaves are good fodder with much protein content. Phytochemical and biological study of albizia lebbeck stem.
The concentration of crude protein is about 20% for green leaves. Albizia julibrissin herb uses, benefits, cures, side. Albizia lebbeck is one of the most promising fodder trees for semiarid regions. The bark is used medicinally to treat inflammation. The latter name is a play on the sound the seeds make as they rattle inside the pods. In ayurveda it is used to prepare various medicines.
English names for it include lebbeck, lebbek tree, flea tree, frywood, koko and womans tongues tree. Tuberculosis, reddishness of eyes, and trauma, antiseptic. Leaves alternate, twice compound, with 25 pairs of pinnae, each pinna with 310 pairs of leaflets even. Viperidae venom ecvinduced local toxicity to evaluate its complementary remedy. Albizia lebbeck was collected on the campus of indian institute of chemical biology in june 1993 and was identified by dr n.
It is now common in the central and southern parts of florida and has been reported from conservation. The present study evaluates the composition and antioxidant potential of various parts of the a. Ang albizia lebbeck sakop sa kahenera nga albizia sa kabanay nga fabaceae. Albizia gummifera is a deciduous tree with a flattened, open crown, growing up to 30 metres tall. Indian siris albizia lebbeck is also a significant weed in florida, in southeastern usa, where it is a fastgrowing coloniser of disturbed areas. Albizia lebbeck ufifas center for aquatic and invasive. This page was last edited on 11 december 2019, at 05. Albizia lebbeck is a fastgrowing, mediumsized deciduous tree with a spreading umbrellashaped crown of thin foliage and smoothish, finely fissured, grayishbrown bark.
Learn some remedies of albizia lebbeck to treat your health problems. Albizia lebbeck is a deciduous tree growing to 15 m 49ft by 15 m 49ft at a fast rate. Know what are health benefits and medicinal uses of albizia lebbeck in ayurveda. Albizia lebbeck al commonly known as shirish, has number of therapeutic properties. Flowers mimosalike, in showy, rounded clusters near stem tips, 56 cm 22. Albizia lebbeck is drought tolerant and thrives well in a wide range of soils. Albizia, genus albizia, genus of trees or shrubs in the pea family fabaceae. How albizia julibrissin is effective for various diseases is listed in repertory format. Albizia lebbeck herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects.
It is a deciduous tree about 1830m long with a trunk 50cm to 1m in diameter, gray colored bark 2, leaves are evenly 2pinnate and the leaflets are in 59 pairs, flowers are stalked. Pdf on jan 1, 2010, kannan cs warrier and others published albizia lebbeck find, read and cite all the research you need on. In some locations, some species are considered weeds. Albizia julibrissin, albizia lebbeck, albizia procera and albizia amara are some importantly considered species in ayruvedic medicine. Albizia lebbeck is a species of albizia, native to indomalaya, new guinea and northern its uses include environmental management, forage, medicine and wood. Tropical asia, northern australia botanical description. A lbizia lebbeck is a tree that is native to pakistan, india, bangladesh, southern china, thailand, malaysia, and possibly sri lanka, africa and northern australia. Albizia lebbeck al commonly known as shirish, has number of therapeutic. List of various diseases cured by albizia julibrissin. Deciduous, unarmed tree to 20 m 65 ft tall, with a rounded, spreading crown and pale bark.
Review of shirish albizia lebbeck therapeutic properties. It is best used to treat bronchitis, asthma, eczema and allergic rhinitis. Traditionally, it is used as antiasthmatic, antiinflammatory, anti. Albizia is a genus of more than 160 species of mostly fastgrowing subtropical and tropical trees and shrubs in the subfamily mimosoideae of the family fabaceae. Depending on site conditions, annual height growth ranges from 0. They are used internally in the treatment of insomnia, irritability, breathlessness and poor memory. The plant contains saponin, macrocyclic alkaloids, phenolic glycosides and flavonols. Use of shireesha has been extensively recommended to neutralize toxins in the body. Womans tongue, tibet lebbeck, singertree, shackshack synonymy. Lebbeck is used as an astringent, to treat boils, cough, to treat the eye, flu, gingivitis, lung problems, pectoral problems, is used as a tonic, and is used to treat abdominal tumors. Mix the albizia lebbeck leaves fried in ghee with honey and take it as a cure for cough. Albizia lebbeck has the main phyto constituents of plant are melacacidin, dcatechin, sitosterol, albizia hexoside, betulnic acid and echinocystic acid glycosides 20. You can browse alphabetically by common names, to find information on a popular herb like ginger, or find it listed by its botanical name, zingiber officinale.
Albizia lebbeck synonyms, albizia lebbeck pronunciation, albizia lebbeck translation, english dictionary definition of albizia lebbeck. Nbutanol fraction was collected and water fraction again. It has also been used in the treatment of respiratory afflictions like bronchial asthma. The straight, cylindrical bole can be up to 100cm in diameter. Paris, department of botany, university of calcutta. Allergic rhinitis 5,7 allergic respiratory disorders especially. Its dense shadeproducing crown can be as large as 30 m in diameter.
Albizia lebbeck international journal of ayurvedic and herbal. Compositional studies and antioxidant potential of albizia. Albizias leaves and stem bark are used for medicinal purposes. Albizia lebbeck definition of albizia lebbeck by the. By 1933, this species was noticed to be invading tropical hammock forests in the florida keys. Stem bark actions antiallergic,hypocholesterolemic,antimicrobial potential indications based on appropriate evaluation of the patient,practitioners should consider prescribing albizia in formulations in the context of. Albizia lebbeck, pharmacognosy, chemical constituents, and. The record derives from ildis data supplied on 20100714 which reports it as an accepted name record 303. Albizia, albizia lebbeck is an economically important plant with antiasthmatic. Albizia lebbeck large spreading old world tree having large leaves and globose clusters of greenishyellow flowers and long seed pods that clatter. Anticancer activity of saponin isolated from albizia. The species can tolerate a wide range of climates and soil types.
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