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Canarium strictum - Mandadhupa

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Mandadhupa, Canarium strictum

Mandadhupa is a tall evergreen tree with pinnate leaves. It 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
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.

[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.

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

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