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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

BLoating, Hiccups, Urinary tract disorders, diabetes, Inflammation ^[1]

Parts Used

Bark, Heartwood, Resin, Oil, Leaves

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	bhadradaaru, daevadaaru
Hindi	devdar
Malayalam	devataram
Tamil	devadaram, devadaru, devadharam
Telugu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	amarataru, badradaru, bhadrakasta, suradruma, indravrksa
English	Devdar, Himalayan Cedar

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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

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Needles		Needles blue-green, about 30 in a cluster, 3-5 cm long, acuminate

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
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		{{{5}}}	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Temperate area, Himalayas

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[Uses-1] ttps://easyayurveda.com/2014/12/18/devadaru-cedrus-deodara-uses-research-side-effects/"Uses"]

[Common_names-2] "Vernacular names"

[Leaf-3] "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

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