Shikakai -शिकाकाई- Acacia Concinna Raw Herbs-jadi Booti
BENEFITS
Actually the bark of Shikakai Herb is high on saponins – chemical compounds; these act as foaming agents. Therefore Shikakai is such a good cleaning agent and hence has been traditionally used as a detergent. The leaves because of the presence of oxalic, tartaric, citric, succinic and ascorbic acids, as well as two alkaloids, calcimine and nicotine, taste acidic and are used in chutneys. Apart from this, the leaves are also used as an infusion in anti-dandruff preparations. Extracts of the ground pods have been used for various skin diseases. An extract of the Shikakai leaves is used to cure malarial fever. A decoction of the pods relieves biliousness and acts as a purgative.
