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Revision as of 11:51, 4 June 2019

Mandadhupa, Canarium strictum

Mandadhupa, is a tall evergreen tree with pinnate leaves and can found growing along rivers and streams in the western ghats. New leaves emerge bright red. Resin from the stem is harvested.

Uses

Psoriasis, Skin diseases, Arthritis, fever, Epilepsy, Asthma [1]

Parts Used

Resin

Chemical Composition

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada haale maddu, haalu maddi, kari dhoopa, mandadhupa, raala dhoopa
Hindi kala dammar
Malayalam karunkungiliam, kunthirikkapayin
Tamil kakanemi, karukunkiliyam, kungiliam, kunturukkam
Telugu nalla-rojan, nallarojanamu, nallarojen
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit mandadhupa, raladhupa
English

[2]

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)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Pinnate alternate Leaves imparipinnate, alternate; stipules obscure; leaflets 7-11, opposite, 7-16 x 3.5-7 cm, ovate, ovate-lanceolate, oblong-ovate or elliptic-ovate, base acute or oblique, apex acuminate, margin serrulate or crenulate, glabrous above, rusty tomentose beneath, coriaceous; petioule 3-10 mm long, stout, tomentose; rachis 22-36 cm long, stout, tomentose, swollen at base; lateral nerves 10-20 pairs, parallel, prominent; intercostae scalariform, prominent.

[3]

Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Polygamous axillary panicles Pale yellow male flowers; pedicels short; calyx tube campanulate, pubescent without, 5 mm; lobes 3, 1 mm; petals 3, oblong, concave, apiculate; disc annular, to 6 lobed, apically pilose; staminal tube to 3 mm; stamens 6, free from the disc; filaments 1 to 2 mm; anthers oblong, subequal; pistillode short; bisexual flowers: pedicles elongate; calyx urceolate, 4 mm, pubescent; lobes 3, valvate; petals 3, white, 1 cm long, oblong, pubescent without; disc obscurely lobed, pilose above; staminal tube to 3 mm; filaments 0.5 mm; anthers subequal; ovary superior, to 3.5 mm, 3-celled, ovules 1 in each cell; style 1, stout; stigma capitate, 2-3 lobed.

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
A drupe 3.5 x 1.5 cm ellipsoid, dark blue, 1-3-celled; seeds 1-3. {{{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

Seeds are soaked in water for 24 hours and sowed in shaded beds. [4]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Evergreen forest

Photo Gallery

  • Tree

  • Fruits

  • New leaves

  • Resin

  • Fruit and seed

  • Flower

References

  1. ↑ "Uses"
  2. ↑ "Vernacular names"
  3. ↑ PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"
  4. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Cultivation details

External Links

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