Albizia - Albizia lebbeck

General Information:

Botanical Name: Albizia lebbeck
Common Name: Pit Shirish Shirisha (Sanskrit)
Plant Family: Leguminosae (Mimosa subgroup)

Botanical description: 

Albizia lebbeck is a types of Albizia, local to Indomalaya, New Guinea and Northern Australia and broadly developed and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical areas. English names for it incorporate Lebbeck, Lebbek Tree, Insect Tree, Frywood, Koko and Lady's tongues Tree. The recent name is a play on the sound the seeds make as they shake inside the cases. Being a standout amongst the most broad and basic types of Albizia around the world, it is frequently basically called "siris" however this name may allude to any by regional standards normal part of the genus.


It is a tree developing to a stature of 18–30 m tall with a trunk 50 cm to 1 m in measurement. The leaves are bipinnate, 7.5–15 cm long, with one to four sets of pinnae, every pinna with 6–18 handouts. The blossoms are white, with various 2.5–3.8 cm long stamens, and extremely fragrant.
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Usage of Albizia lebbeck:

Allergic Conditions :

lessens the arrival of histamines through a settling impact on pole cells 

gently smothers action of T-lymphocytes decreasing the level of unfavorable susceptibility actuating antibodies 

Blood Conditions :

high blood cholesterol 

Respiratory Tract Conditions: 

asthma 

unfavorably susceptible rhinitis (regularly called roughage fever) is an irritation or bothering of the mucous films that line the nose. 

Skin Conditions: 

skin inflammation (interior and outside) 

urticaria (bramble rash) 

Albizia does not contain alkaloids. 

Measurements: 

Suggested measurement is as takes after: 


3-6ml/day 1:2 liquid concentrate (higher measurements by decoction)