Botanical name : Canarium strictum Roxb. (C. sikkimense King)
Family : Burseraceae
SANSKRIT SYNONYMS
Dhoopavriksha, Raaladhoopa, Mandadhoopa
AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES
Rasa : Katu, Tikta, Kashaya
Guna : Lakhu.
Virya : Ushna
PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES
English : Black dammar tree, Dhup
Hindi : Dhup
Malayalam : Pantham, Pantappayan, Thelli, Viraka, Thellippayin
Distribution – Throughout evergreen forests of Western ghats, in India
PLANT DESCRIPTION
A large resinous tree grows up to 40 meters in height. Leaves compound, imparipinnate, alternate, spiral, clustered at twig ends, leaflets 3-9 pair with odd one at apex, increasing in size towards apex; lamina 5-15 x 2.5-7 cm usually oblong, sometimes ovate, apex acuminate, base asymmetric-rounded; serrate or serrulate, coriaceous, rusty tomentose or pubescent beneath, glabrous above. Inflorescence axillary panicles, flowers white. Fruits are oblong drupes, contain 1-3 seeds.
MEDICINAL PROPERTIES
Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, vata, psoriasis, other skin diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, fever cough, epilepsy venereal diseases and asthma.
Useful part : Resin (Black dammar)
CHEMICAL CONTENTS
Black dammer resin contains (+)- junenol, canarone and epikhusinal. The plant contains a sesquiterpene ketone—canarone.
Canarium sikkimense King is known as Gogul Dhuup in Nepal.
Photo : Dr. Eby Abraham MD
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