Canarium strictum - Mandadhupa

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

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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)

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.

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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

Season to grow

Soil type

Propagation

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Evergreen forest

Photo Gallery

Tree
Fruits
New leaves
Resin
Fruit and seed
Flower

References

External Links

[Uses-1] "Uses"

[Common_names-2] "Vernacular names"

[Leaf-3] PLANTS OF KERALA VER.2, N. Sasidharan "BOTANIC DESCRIPTION"

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