Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.
Common name	Shisam
Botanical Name	Dalbergia sissoo Roxb.
Vernacular name	English- Sissoo tree Hindi- Seesam Gujarati- Sisam Sanskrit- Syama
Family	Fabaceae
Class	Dicotyledonae
Parts of plant used	Heart wood and stem bark
Chemical Constituents	Flavonoids, tannin, fixed oils and essential oils
Therapeutic uses	Used as woody bark paste as anthelmintic, antipyretic and analgesic. The wood is also used in India for boils, leprosy and nausea.