Benefits of Sal (Shorea robusta) Ayurvedic Herb

Introduction of Sal (Shorea robusta)

Shorea robusta is known as Sal tree in India. The plant belongs to Dipterocarpaceae botanical family. It has religious, medicinal as well as commercial significance. Sal is used to preventing diarrhea and dysentery due to its astringent property. Sal is available in the forms of churnas, kwaths, lehyams, thailams, gutikas, and even resin oil.

Botanical Name : Shorea robusta

Useful Parts for Sal (Shorea robusta) :

Bark, Sapwood, heartwood, oil, seeds, seed oil

Names in different languages for Sal (Shorea robusta) :

English: Sal tree, Common Sal
Hindi: Sal, Salwa, Sakhu,
Malayalam: kari maruthu, kungiliyam, maramaram
Bengali: Sal
Gujarati: Ral
Kannada: Bilibovu
Tamil: Attam, venn kungiliyam, kungiliyam
Telugu: Gugilamu, Sarjamu

Health benefits of Sal (Shorea robusta)

Sal, also known as Shala has a wide range of therapeutic benefits. It is used as a remedy to heal wounds, ulcers, common cold, sore throat, cough, and flu symptoms. It also helps the body get rid of mucus and helps treat bronchitis and asthmatic conditions. The astringent property of Sal also helps in reducing the swelling of wounds. Sal also helps in reducing skin infections like acne, warts, boils, eczema, blisters, itching, etc. Sal is beneficial for maintaining a healthy scalp and hair.

Sal is used for removing bacteria from the intestines that cause diarrhea and other intestinal infections. It helps treat painful muscle spasms, sore muscles, arthritic conditions, and inflammatory situations. The mild carminative and digestive properties promote digestion. The anti-flatulent property reduces the gas formation in the alimentary canal, thus reducing flatulence, bloating, constipation, and abdominal distension. It boosts immunity by fighting microbes and protecting the body against various infections.

Antibacterial, analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, astringent, digestive, expectorant, hypolipidemic, hepatoprotective, and wound-healing qualities abound in sal.

Ayurvedic Medicines with Sal (Shorea robusta) ingredient are as follow

Asanadi kashayam, Eladi Thaila, Ayaskriti, Chandanadi Vadi Tablet, and Somanathy Ras.

Sal has religious, medicinal as well as commercial significance. Its medicinal properties are effective for treating burns and wounds, diarrhea, arthritis, digestive disorders, rectifying flu and fever, effective for skin and hair-related woes, relieving pain and inflammation, managing cough and cold, sore throat, and many more.