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Dracaena cinnabari

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Dragon's Blood Tree, Socotra Island (11083564084).jpg

Dracaena cinnabari is an evergreen tree growing about 9 metres tall. The tree normally branches freely to form a very distinctive umbrella shape. The plant is particularly valued for the resin obtained from the trunk, which has various uses in medicine, making varnishes etc.

Uses

Parts Used

[[:Category:Herbs with used in medicine|]].

Chemical Composition

[1]

Common names

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

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature

[2]

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

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the drier tropics, growing best in areas where the monsoon causes several months of cloud and drizzly weather each year.[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Photo Gallery

  • Dragon's Blood Tree, Socotra Island (11083564084).jpg
  • Dragon's Blood Tree, Socotra Island (13510116894).jpg
  • Dragon's Blood Tree, Socotra Island (14070411621).jpg

References

  1. ↑ [Chemistry]
  2. ↑ [Morphology]
  3. ↑ Cultivation

External Links

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