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Shallaki, Boswellia serrata

Boswellia serrata is a plant that produces Indian frankincense, Salai, referred to in Sanskrit as shallaki and in Latin as Olibanum Indicum. the plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan.

Uses

Arthritis, Joint pain, Chronic inflammatory diseases, Bronchial asthma, Ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease, Chronic lung diseases, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Pulmonary diseases.

Parts Used

Flowers, Seeds.

Chemical Composition

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Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Madi
Hindi	Salai
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English	Boswellia serrata

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Guna

Veerya

Vipaka

Karma

Prabhava

Habit

Deciduous tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
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Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

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How to plant/cultivate

Commonly seen growing in areas

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Photo Gallery

Flowers
Leaves
Buds
Stem

References

↑ ["chemistry"]
↑ ["morphology"]

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External Links

[chemical_composition-1] ["chemistry"]

[Leaf-2] ["morphology"]

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+'''Boswellia serrata''' is a plant that produces Indian frankincense, Salai, referred to in Sanskrit as shallaki and in Latin as Olibanum Indicum. the plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan.
-Boswellia serrata is a plant that produces Indian frankincense, Salai, referred to in Sanskrit as shallaki and in Latin as Olibanum Indicum. the plant is native to much of India and the Punjab region that extends into Pakistan.
 ==Uses==
 {{Uses|Arthritis}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}, {{Uses|Chronic inflammatory diseases}}, {{Uses|Bronchial asthma}}, {{Uses|Ulcerative colitis}}, {{Uses|Crohn's disease}}, {{Uses|Chronic lung diseases}}, {{Uses|Diarrhoea}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}, {{Uses|Pulmonary diseases}}.