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'''White dammar''' is a large, evergreen tree generally growing up to 40 metres tall, but with some specimens reaching 60 metres.
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'''White dammar''' is a large, evergreen tree generally growing up to 40 metres tall, but with some specimens reaching 60 metres. A multipurpose tree that is much used locally in India. It yields a resin of considerable value, which is known as White Dammar or Piney, and is often exported.
A multipurpose tree that is much used locally in India. It yields a resin of considerable value, which is known as White Dammar or Piney, and is often exported. It also supplies food, medicine and a range of other commodities. A very handsome tree, it is often planted along avenues.
 
 
==Uses==
 
==Uses==
{{Uses|Resin}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
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{{Uses|Resin}}, {{Uses|Rheumatism}}, {{Uses|Scorpion bite}}, {{Uses|Sore throat}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
  
 
==Parts Used==
 
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Seeds}}, {{Parts Used|Bark}}.
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{{Parts Used|Root}}, {{Parts Used|Flower}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
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==Chemical Composition==
 
==Chemical Composition==
The preliminary phytochemical studies were carried out by the methods described by Harborne and Kokate.. The plant extracts were screened for the presence of alkaloids, proteins, free amino acids, anthraquinones glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, saponins, phytosterol and triterpenes.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
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The preliminary phytochemical studies were carried out by the methods described by Harborne and Kokate. The plant extracts were screened for the presence of alkaloids, proteins, free amino acids, anthraquinones glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, saponins, phytosterol and triterpenes.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
 
==Common names==
 
==Common names==
{{Common names|sa=|en=Sonkadi|gu=|hi=|kn=Moogatisoppu|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=|te=}}
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{{Common names|sa=|en=Sonkadi|gu=|hi=|kn=Moogatisoppu|ks=|ml=|mr=|pa=|ta=Mukuttipundu|te=Adavipundu tirugadu}}<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants"/>
  
 
==Properties==
 
==Properties==
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===Flower===
 
===Flower===
{{Flower||1-2cm across|Yellow|Occur singly on slender stalks, ray florets|Flowering season is February-Aoril}}
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{{Flower||1-2cm across|Yellow|Occur singly on slender stalks, ray florets|Flowering season is February - April}}
  
 
===Fruit===
 
===Fruit===
{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season is February-Aoril}}
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{{Fruit||||||Fruiting season is February - April}}
  
 
===Other features===
 
===Other features===
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[Cultivation]</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
 
<ref name="Uses">Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare</ref>
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<ref name="Karnataka Medicinal Plants">"Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.580, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru. </ref>
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Latest revision as of 15:29, 23 June 2023

Vicoa indica

White dammar is a large, evergreen tree generally growing up to 40 metres tall, but with some specimens reaching 60 metres. A multipurpose tree that is much used locally in India. It yields a resin of considerable value, which is known as White Dammar or Piney, and is often exported.

Uses

Resin, Rheumatism, Scorpion bite, Sore throat.[1]

Parts Used

Root, Flower[2]


Chemical Composition

The preliminary phytochemical studies were carried out by the methods described by Harborne and Kokate. The plant extracts were screened for the presence of alkaloids, proteins, free amino acids, anthraquinones glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, phenolic compounds, carbohydrates, saponins, phytosterol and triterpenes.[3]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Moogatisoppu
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil Mukuttipundu
Telugu Adavipundu tirugadu
Marathi
Gujarathi
Punjabi
Kashmiri
Sanskrit
English Sonkadi

[2]

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

Evergreen tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Alternately arranged Oblong lancelike Stalkless, 3-8cm long and hairy

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
1-2cm across Yellow Occur singly on slender stalks, ray florets Flowering season is February - April

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Fruiting season is February - April

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

A tree of low to moderate elevations in the moist, monsoonal tropics, where it can be found at elevations up to 1,200 metres.[5]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Found primarily as a canopy or emergent tree in the west coastal evergreen forests of India, It is also occasionally found in secondary evergreen dipterocarp forest in the south.

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References

  1. Indian Medicinal Plants by C.P.Khare
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Karnataka Medicinal Plants Volume - 2" by Dr.M. R. Gurudeva, Page No.580, Published by Divyachandra Prakashana, #45, Paapannana Tota, 1st Main road, Basaveshwara Nagara, Bengaluru.
  3. Chemical constituents
  4. Kappatagudda - A Repertoire of Medicianal Plants of Gadag by Yashpal Kshirasagar and Sonal Vrishni, Page No. 384
  5. [Cultivation]

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