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[[File:Cedrus deodara - male cones.jpeg|thumb|right|''Devadaru'', ''Cedrus deodara'']]
'''Devadaru''', is a very elegant ornamental tree, commonly found on the slopes of Western Himalayas. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree reaching 40-50 m tall, exceptionally 60 m, with a trunk up to 3 m diameter. It has a conic crown with horizontal branches and drooping branchlets.
==Uses==
{{Uses|BLoating}}, {{Uses|Hiccups}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract disorders}}, {{Uses|diabetes}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Heartwood}}, {{Parts Used|Resin}}, {{Parts Used|Oil}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=bhadradaaru, daevadaaru|ml=devataram|sa=amarataru, badradaru, bhadrakasta, suradruma, indravrksa |ta=devadaram, devadaru, devadharam|te=|hi=devdar|en=Devdar, Himalayan Cedar}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Needles||Needles blue-green, about 30 in a cluster, 3-5 cm long, acuminate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Male and female cones|||Flowers appear in September and October. Cones solitary or in pairs. ovate or barrel-shaped. 7-10 cm long, 5-6 cm wide, rounded at the apex, bluish when young, reddish-brown when ripe; maturing from September to November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Cone||the seed is shed from scaly cones from September to December; seed scales 5-6 cm wide, usually glabrous on the upper side. Seed about 17 mm long, about 6 mm wide; wing large, light brown|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Temperate area}}, {{Commonly seen|Himalayas}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Adenanthera pavonina seeds.jpg|Seeds
File:Cedrus deodara India16.jpg
File:Cedrus deodara Manali 4.jpg
File:Cedrus deodara, Shimla, India (2558940004).jpg
File:Cedrus deodara India2.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/18/devadaru-cedrus-deodara-uses-research-side-effects/"Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.conifers.org/pi/Cedrus_deodara.php "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* https://www.vdberk.com/trees/cedrus-deodara/
* http://www.wildflowers.co.il/kkl/english/plant.asp?ID=2673
* https://www.alwaysayurveda.com/cedrus-deodara/
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Himalayas]][[Category:Tree]]
'''Devadaru''', is a very elegant ornamental tree, commonly found on the slopes of Western Himalayas. It is a large evergreen coniferous tree reaching 40-50 m tall, exceptionally 60 m, with a trunk up to 3 m diameter. It has a conic crown with horizontal branches and drooping branchlets.
==Uses==
{{Uses|BLoating}}, {{Uses|Hiccups}}, {{Uses|Urinary tract disorders}}, {{Uses|diabetes}}, {{Uses|Inflammation}}
<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Heartwood}}, {{Parts Used|Resin}}, {{Parts Used|Oil}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=bhadradaaru, daevadaaru|ml=devataram|sa=amarataru, badradaru, bhadrakasta, suradruma, indravrksa |ta=devadaram, devadaru, devadharam|te=|hi=devdar|en=Devdar, Himalayan Cedar}}
<ref name="Common names"/>
==Properties==
Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
===Dravya===
===Rasa===
Tikta (Bitter), Katu (Pungent), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)
===Veerya===
Ushna (Hot)
===Vipaka===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===
==Habit==
{{Habit|Tree}}
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Needles||Needles blue-green, about 30 in a cluster, 3-5 cm long, acuminate}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|Male and female cones|||Flowers appear in September and October. Cones solitary or in pairs. ovate or barrel-shaped. 7-10 cm long, 5-6 cm wide, rounded at the apex, bluish when young, reddish-brown when ripe; maturing from September to November}}
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Cone||the seed is shed from scaly cones from September to December; seed scales 5-6 cm wide, usually glabrous on the upper side. Seed about 17 mm long, about 6 mm wide; wing large, light brown|}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}
==How to plant/cultivate==
===Season to grow===
===Soil type===
===Propagation===
==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|Temperate area}}, {{Commonly seen|Himalayas}}
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
File:Adenanthera pavonina seeds.jpg|Seeds
File:Cedrus deodara India16.jpg
File:Cedrus deodara Manali 4.jpg
File:Cedrus deodara, Shimla, India (2558940004).jpg
File:Cedrus deodara India2.jpg
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="Uses">https://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/18/devadaru-cedrus-deodara-uses-research-side-effects/"Uses"]</ref>
<ref name="Leaf">[https://www.conifers.org/pi/Cedrus_deodara.php "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[http://envis.frlht.org/bot_search "Vernacular names"]</ref>
</references>
==External Links==
* https://www.vdberk.com/trees/cedrus-deodara/
* http://www.wildflowers.co.il/kkl/english/plant.asp?ID=2673
* https://www.alwaysayurveda.com/cedrus-deodara/
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Himalayas]][[Category:Tree]]
