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== English name ==

~~Sponge~~ tree~~, Khejri<ref name="Chaudhary2018"/>~~

Spunge tree

Regional name:

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== Therapeutic Uses ==

Kushtha (skin disease including leprosy), Shvitra (leucoderma), Atisara/Pravahika (dysentery), Shvasa (asthma), Kasa (cough, bronchitis), Arsha (piles), Kamala (jaundice), Visha (insect and scorpion bite, bark applied externally).<ref name="Chaudhary2018"/><ref name="SDACH">Shami (Prosopis spicigera Linn.). Dravyaguna monograph. SDACH Ayurveda college website. Available from: https://www.sdach.ac.in/dravyaguna-vigyan-blogs/shami/</ref>

Arsha (piles), Atisara (diarrhoea), Balagraha (psychotic syndrome of children), Bhrama (vertigo), Krimi (worm infestation), Kasa (cough), Kushtha (leprosy / diseases of skin), Netraroga (diseases of the eye), Raktapitta (bleeding disorder), Shvasa (asthma) and Vishavikara (disorders due to poison).<ref name="API"/>

~~As per the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (leaf), the therapeutic uses are~~ Arsha (piles), Atisara (diarrhoea), Balagraha (psychotic syndrome of children), Bhrama (vertigo), Krimi (worm infestation), Kasa (cough), Kushtha (leprosy / diseases of skin), Netraroga (diseases of the eye), Raktapitta (bleeding disorder), Shvasa (asthma) and Vishavikara (disorders due to poison).<ref name="API"/>

== Other Varieties / Other Botanical names ==

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! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties

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| 1 || Taste (rasa) || ~~Astringent (kashaya), Sweet (madhura); API (leaf):~~ Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya)<ref name="API"/>

| 1 || Taste (rasa) || Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya)<ref name="API"/>

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| 2 || Potency (veerya) || Cold (sheeta)

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| 5 || Actions (karma) || Pacify Kapha and Pitta; API (leaf): Arshoghna, Krimighna, Kaphapittahara, Kushthaghna, Recaka, Sangrahaka, Vatakara<ref name="API"/>

|}

== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==

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 == English name ==
-Sponge tree, Khejri<ref name="Chaudhary2018"/>
+Spunge tree
 Regional name:
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 == Therapeutic Uses ==
-Kushtha (skin disease including leprosy), Shvitra (leucoderma), Atisara/Pravahika (dysentery), Shvasa (asthma), Kasa (cough, bronchitis), Arsha (piles), Kamala (jaundice), Visha (insect and scorpion bite, bark applied externally).<ref name="Chaudhary2018"/><ref name="SDACH">Shami (Prosopis spicigera Linn.). Dravyaguna monograph. SDACH Ayurveda college website. Available from: https://www.sdach.ac.in/dravyaguna-vigyan-blogs/shami/</ref>
+Arsha (piles), Atisara (diarrhoea), Balagraha (psychotic syndrome of children), Bhrama (vertigo), Krimi (worm infestation), Kasa (cough), Kushtha (leprosy / diseases of skin), Netraroga (diseases of the eye), Raktapitta (bleeding disorder), Shvasa (asthma) and Vishavikara (disorders due to poison).<ref name="API"/>
-As per the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (leaf), the therapeutic uses are Arsha (piles), Atisara (diarrhoea), Balagraha (psychotic syndrome of children), Bhrama (vertigo), Krimi (worm infestation), Kasa (cough), Kushtha (leprosy / diseases of skin), Netraroga (diseases of the eye), Raktapitta (bleeding disorder), Shvasa (asthma) and Vishavikara (disorders due to poison).<ref name="API"/>
 == Other Varieties / Other Botanical names ==
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 ! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
 |-
-| 1 || Taste (rasa) || Astringent (kashaya), Sweet (madhura); API (leaf): Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya)<ref name="API"/>
+| 1 || Taste (rasa) ||  Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu), Astringent (kashaya)<ref name="API"/>
 |-
 | 2 || Potency (veerya) || Cold (sheeta)
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 | 5 || Actions (karma) || Pacify Kapha and Pitta; API (leaf): Arshoghna, Krimighna, Kaphapittahara, Kushthaghna, Recaka, Sangrahaka, Vatakara<ref name="API"/>
 |}
-<!-- To be added after checking the printed texts: descriptions of Shami in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu, Kaiyadeva Nighantu, Raja Nighantu and Dhanvantari Nighantu (varga, verse number, synonyms, properties), and the remaining details of the Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India entry (full citation with volume, part and year). -->
 == Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==