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==Therapeutic Uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume III:81.</ref>==
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==Therapeutic Uses==
Intrinsic haemorrhage (Raktapitta), Wound (Vrana), Burning sensation (Daha), Acne & Pimples (Youvanapidaka)
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Intrinsic haemorrhage (Raktapitta), Wound (Vrana), Burning sensation (Daha), Acne & Pimples (Youvanapidaka)<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume III:81.</ref>
  
 
==Other Varieties / Othe botanical names==
 
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* Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl.
 
* Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl.
  
==Bhavaprakasha Nighantu<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Vatadi Varga, ch. 29,30,  p.525, 527.</ref>==
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Mentioned 2 types<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Vatadi Varga, ch. 29,30,  p.525, 527.</ref>
 
# Shalmali – Bombax malabaricum DC.
 
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Kantakadhya.  
  
==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Vatadi Varga, verse no. 54-55, p.525.</ref>==
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==Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Shalmali, Mocha, Pichhila, Purani, Raktapushpa, Sthirayu, Kantakadhya, Tulini
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Shalmali, Mocha, Pichhila, Purani, Raktapushpa, Sthirayu, Kantakadhya, Tulini<ref>Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Vatadi Varga, verse no. 54-55, p.525.</ref>
  
 
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Bambox malabarica D.C.

Shalmali
Section/Chapter Herb database/Shalmali
Botanical name(s) Bambox malabarica D.C.
Family Bombacaceae
Availability Available
Contributors --
Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Silk cotton tree

Therapeutic Uses

Intrinsic haemorrhage (Raktapitta), Wound (Vrana), Burning sensation (Daha), Acne & Pimples (Youvanapidaka)[1]

Other Varieties / Othe botanical names

  • Bombax aculeatum L.
  • Bombax ceiba Burm.f.
  • Bombax heptaphyllum Cav.
  • Bombax thorelii Gagnep.
  • Bombax tussacii Urb.
  • Gossampinus malabarica Merr.
  • Gossampinus rubra Buch.-Ham.
  • Gossampinus thorelii Bakh.
  • Melaleuca grandiflora Blanco
  • Salmalia malabarica (DC.) Schott & Endl.

Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Mentioned 2 types[2]

  1. Shalmali – Bombax malabaricum DC.
  2. Kuta Shalmali – Ceiba pentadra Gaertn.

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Shalmali, Mocha, Pichhila, Sthirayu, Shalmaliniryasa (Mocha rasa), Shalmaliveshtaka, Pichha, Kantakadhya.

Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Shalmali, Mocha, Pichhila, Purani, Raktapushpa, Sthirayu, Kantakadhya, Tulini[3]

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Astringent (kashaya)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Vata and Pitta

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(32) Purishvirajaniya mahakashaya
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(46) Shonitasthapana mahakashaya
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(47) Vedanasthapana mahakashaya
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/99 Shaka Varga
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 27/104 Shaka Varga
6 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/135 Vaman dravyani
7 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/144 Kashaya-skandha
8 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/258 As an ingredient of Chandanadi taila
9 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/39 As pathya ahara.
10 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana Cha.Sa.Chi.4/70
11 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/76 As an dingredient of kiratatiktadi churna.
12 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/86 Used in gudagata raktapitta.
13 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 4/99 Used in Nasagata raktapitta for Avapida nasya.
14 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/189 Used in kutajadi rasakriya
15 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/193 Used in raktarsha
16 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/202 Dadhisara yoga is used in rakta arsha
17 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/225 As an ingredient of pichcha basti
18 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 14/236 As an ingredient of sunishanak changeri ghrit
19 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 15/113 Used as ingredient of yavagu
20 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/53, As a yoga dravya in treatment of pittaj atisara.
21 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/75, As an ingredient in nilotpaladi yoga.
22 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/110 As a yoga dravya
23 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/64 As a piccha basti dravya
24 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/63 Used for avpeedana.
25 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 27/29 As an ingredient  of Urustambh nashak Yoga
26 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/75 As an ingredient of Udumbaradi taila.
27 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/91 As an ingredient of Pushyanuga churna.
28 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/122 Used in the treatment of Pichhila yoni.

Dose[4]

  • Churna – 5 – 10 gm

Important formulations

  • Ayaskriti[5]
  • Pushyanuga Churna[6]
  • Shalmali Ghrita[7]
  • Kumbhikadi Taila[8]
  • Kutajadi Rasakriya[9]
  • Sunishannaka Changeri Ghrita[10]


Current availability

Available

  • In India –

Jammu & Kashmir, Arunachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Tamil nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, West bengal, Odisha, Assam

  • Out of India –

Mynmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Indonesia, China, Sri lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia, Africa

Current researches

 This article is under development ..
  1. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume III:81.
  2. Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Vatadi Varga, ch. 29,30, p.525, 527.
  3. Prof. K.C.Chunekar, Bhavprakasha Nighantu, Reprint.2015, Chaukhambha vishvabharti, Vatadi Varga, verse no. 54-55, p.525.
  4. Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume III:81.
  5. Dr. Bramhanand Tripathi, Ashtanga Hridayam, Chikitsa Sthana, Reprint.2014, Chaukhambha Sanskrit Pratishthana, chapter no.-12, verse no.-18-30, p.718.
  6. Kaviraj Ambikadatashastri, Bhaishjya Ratnavali, ed.2022, Chaukhambha Prakasan, Pradara Roga Chikitsa prakaranam, verse no.-25-31, p.1032.
  7. Kaviraj Ambikadatashastri, Bhaishjya Ratnavali, ed.2022, Chaukhambha Prakasan, Prameha Chikitsa prakaranam, verse no.-192-194, p.737
  8. Kaviraj Ambikadatashastri, Sushruta Samhita, Chikitsa Sthana, Reprint.2015 Chaukhambha Sanskrit Sansthan, chapter no. 17, verse no.-27-28, p.101.
  9. Acharya Vidhyadhar Shukla, Prof. Ravidatta Tripathi, Charaka Samhita Vol. 2, Reprint. 2006 Chaukhambha Sanskrit Pratishthan, Chikitsa sthana, chapter no.-14, verse no.-188-192, p.343.
  10. Acharya Vidhyadhar Shukla, Prof. Ravidatta Tripathi, Charaka Samhita Vol. 2, Reprint. 2006 Chaukhambha Sanskrit Pratishthan, Chikitsa sthana, chapter no.-14, verse no.-235-242, p.349.