Shak (Sanskrit: शाक)

Botanical name: Tectona grandis

- [ (tek-toh-nuh) possibly derived from vernacular name of the tree, tekku; (GRAN-dees) or (GRAN-dis) large, spectacular ]

Family: Verbenaceae (verbena, or vervain family)

- [ (ver-be-NAY-see-ay) the Verbena (vervain) family ]

 

Origin: South east Asia (mainly India, Myanmar and Java)

 

Common names of Tectona grandis:

Bengali: সেগুন seguna • Burmese: kyun • English: teak • French: teck • Hindi: सगुन sagun • Indonesia: jati, kembal, semarang • Italian: teck • Konkani: साग sag • Laos: may sak • Malay: djati • Manipuri: chingsoo • Marathi: साग sag, सागवान sagwan, साय saya, सायवान sayawan • Sanskrit: शाक shak • Spanish: teca • Tamil: தேக்கு tekku • Telugu: తకు teku • Thai: jat, sak • Vietnamese: gia thi • and, unknown: sagon saigon, saj, taku, kayum

 

 

According to ayurveda, wood is acrid, cooling, laxative, sedative to gravid uterus and useful in treatment of piles, leucoderma and dysentery. Flowers are acrid, bitter and dry and useful in bronchitis, biliousness, urinary discharges etc. Roots are useful in treatment of urinary system related troubles.

 

 

Courtesy:

- Flowers of India

- Dave's Garden

- TopTropicals

 

Note: Identification or description may not be accurate; it is subject to your review.

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