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[[File:Vateria indica 123.JPG|thumb|right|''Vateria indica'', ''Ajakarna'']]
'''Vateria indica''' is a species of plant in the dipterocarpaceae family. It is endemic to India. It is threatened by habitat loss. This tree grows like a palm but has blunt thorns along its trunk. 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Bloaitng}}, {{Uses|Abdominal pain}}, {{Uses|Gout}}, {{Uses|Neck stiffness}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Locked jaw paralysis}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}

==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}.

==Chemical Composition==
Bark contains Dl-epicatechin, fischinidol and afzetechin. Tree yields a resin which is a complex mixture of triterpenes. Seeds yield semi solid fat known as Piney tallow or Malabar tallow. Fruit shell yields tannins. Gum yields lipids.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=ಬಿಳಿ ಡಾವರು Bili daamaru, ಬಿಳಿ ಧೂಪ Bili dhupa|ml=Baine, Kunturukkam|ta=Dhupa maram|hi=Safed daamar|en=Indian copal tree, Indian gum anime|mr=Chandrusa|Sa=Sarjakah|te=Tellaguggilamu}}<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), Kashaya (Astringent)
===Guna===
Snigda (unctuous)
===Veerya===
Sheeta (cold)
===Vipaka===
Katu (Pungent)
===Karma===
Kapha, Vata
===Prabhava===

==Habit==
{{Habit|Herb}}

==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|Alternate|Leaves are spiral; stipules caducous; petiole 2-3.5 cm, swollen at apex, nearly glabrous}}<ref name="Leaf"/>

===Flower===
{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|White|5-20|Inflorescence axillary panicles with dense stellate hairs}}

===Fruit===
{{Fruit|Capsule| 6.4 x 3.8 cm|3-valved, calyx persistent, reflexed|With hooked hairs|-}}

===Other features===

==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==

==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.

==How to plant/cultivate==
A tree of low to moderate elevations in the moist, monsoonal tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,200 metres<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

==Commonly seen growing in areas==
{{Commonly seen|West coastal evergreen forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Secondary evergreen forest}}.

==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Bili Daamaru (Kannada- ಬಿಳಿ ಡಾವರು) (6792201786).jpg|Trunk
File:Vateria indica 05.JPG|Leaves
File:Vateria indica 08.JPG|Leaf
Chandrusa (Marathi- चंद्रुस) (6792207852).jpg|Flower
File:Vateria indica,White Damar, Indian Copal, Malabar tallow, vellakkunthirikkam 3.jpg|Fruit
File:Vateria indica leaves at Kottiyoor Wildlife Sanctuary (2).jpg|New leaves
File:Vateria indica 17.JPG|Germinating seedling
Indian Copal (Vateria indica L.); branch with flowers, leave Wellcome V0042605.jpg|Illustration
</gallery>

==References==

<references> 
<ref name="chemical composition">[https://herbs.indianmedicinalplants.info/index.php/sanskrit-names-of-plants/36-2012-02-18-18-09-08/93-vateria-indica Chemical constituents]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/19732 Diagnostic description]</ref>
<ref name="Common names">[https://sites.google.com/site/indiannamesofplants/via-species/v/vateria-indica Common names]</ref>
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[https://www.pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Vateria+indica Cultivation details]</ref>
</references>

==External Links==
* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20930407 Chemical constituents in the leaves of Vateria indica]
* [http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Vateria+indica Vateria indica on useful trophical plants]
* [https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/species/a---l/d/dipterocarpaceae/vateria/vateria-indica  Vateria indica on sites.google.com]
* [https://easyayurveda.com/2015/04/24/sarja-vateria-indica-uses-dose-research-side-effects/ Vateria indica on easyayurveda.com]


[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Dipterocarpaceae]]