SAI HERBS Shikakai | Acacia Concinna | Soap Pod  (100 g)

Herbs like shikakai are generally considered best for hair and skin use. Because since the time of grandmothers, Shikakai has been used to make hair black like silk. By the way, shikakai is found in many forms in the market, such as shikakai soap, shikakai oil, shikakai shampoo, shikakai powder. Even shikakai is used for washing clothes. Let us know about the benefits of Shikakai. It has been told in Ayurveda that Shikakai tree is one such herb which is not only beneficial for hair and skin but is also used as medicine for many diseases. According to Ayurveda, Shikakai tree is bitter, cold in nature, reduces phlegm and pitta, removes vata, is useful for heart and increases appetite. Along with this, Shikakai works as a medicine for blood disorders, leprosy, stomach related problems, heart diseases, piles or hemorrhoids, worms and common doshas. Shikakai leaf is excretory and anti-worm. Along with this, the fruit of Shikakai is also beneficial for leprosy, kidney disease, raktaarsh i.e. blood piles and kandu or itching. You will be surprised to hear that it is said in Sushruta Samhita and Yogaratnakar that its fruits are used in the treatment of snake bites. Shikakai is a fast growing stem full of small thorns. Its pods are fleshy, strip-shaped, straight, 7.5-10 cm long and 1.8 cm wide. It is green in raw state and wrinkled in dry state. The seeds are 6-10 in number.