Haldina cordifolia - Haridru

Haridru, Haldina cordifolia

Haridru is a deciduous tree with a large crown; generaly growing from 18 - 30 metres tall, specimens up to 45 metres have been recorded. The long, straight, clean bole cam be up to 150cm in diameter and is often buttressed and fluted at the base. The buttresses are sometimes of irregular and fantastic shapes. When growing in more isolated positions it produces a thick bole and massive branches with a large spreading crown. The plant is harvested from the wild for its useful timber, which is usually only traded locally because it is only available in small quantities. It is also harvested for local medicinal use

Uses

Wound healing, Skin diseases, Indigestion, Fever, Improves metabolism

Parts Used

Bark, Heartwood, Leaves

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	arishina thega, doddakadaga
Hindi	haldu, haldawa
Malayalam	malankatampu, manjakadambu, kadamba
Tamil	kodambi, manjatkadambe, mannakkatampu, poonthekku, kadambai
Telugu	bandaaru, betta ganapa, daaduga, kamada, kamba, pachabotruga, kanapu, paspuganapu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	dharakadambah, girikadambah, bahuphala, bhramarapriya, bhringavallabha, haridru, haridruma, pitadaru, pitavarna
English	Haldu

Properties

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

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Rooksha (Dry)

Veerya

Sheeta (cold)

Vipaka

katu (Pungent)

Karma

Pitta, Kapha

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	Opposite	decussate, stipulate; stipules 10-12 x 7 mm, intrapetiolar, obovate, foliaceous, cauducous; petiole 4-10 cm long, stout, pubescent; lamina 10-20 x 10-20, orbicular or ovate or boadly ovate, base cordate, apex acuminate, margin entire, glabrous above, pubescent beneath, chartaceous; nerves 5-7 from base, lateral nerves 3-5 pairs, pinnate, prominent, regular; intercostae scalariform, prominent; domatia present.

Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Bisexual	axillary globose heads	Yellow	5	3-4 mm long, mixed with many filiform bracteoles; hypanthium 1-2 mm long, densely hairy; calyx cupular, 1.5-2 mm long, tube short, lobes 5, 1.3-1.8 mm long; corolla 7-9 mm long, 5-riged, densely finely hairy outside, lobes 5, oblong, 1-2 mm long, densely hairy; stamens 5, exserted; filaments 0.5 mm; anthers 1-2 mm long, oblong; ovary 2-celled, inferior; ovules many on a pendulous placenta; style filiform; stigma globose.

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
A capsule	2-3 mm long		2 dehiscent cocci, turbinate, brown; seeds many with tail at one end and a bifid wing other end.		{{{6}}}

Mode of Propagation

Seeds

How to plant/cultivate

Seeds are directly sown in polybags or prepared beds after soaking in cold water for 24 hours.

Commonly seen growing in areas

Tropical area, Sub tropical area

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External Links

• Haldina cordifolia on the ferns.info
• Haldina cordifolia on ayushvedah.com