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Crude drug name | Market name | Gonda shakh |
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| Formal name | Sallaki | |
Other names Tips！ | Salai gonda, Salai guggul (T), Salargonda (H), Kunturukkam (M), Polirangi saambrani (Te), Parangi saambrani (Ta) | |
| English name | Indian Olibanum, Indian Frankincense | |
| Original plant name | Boswellia serrata Roxb., Indian Olibanum, Indian Frankincense | |
| Family name | Burseraceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | gum |
| Collection information | India, New Delhi , Hans Raj & Sons | |
| Collection date | 1991/05/07 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 11991 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Sallaki (Gum) | ||
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| Synonyms | Nimbapatra, Gajabhaksya, Mahataru, Pita, Tyasraphala, Piccha, Niryasa, Kunduru, Suvaha, Surabhirasa, Maheruna, Kunduruki, Vallaki, Bahusrava, Sallaka, Salli, Sugandha, Surabhisrava, Gajavallabha, Gandhamula, Mukhamoda, Susiraka, Jalavikrama, Hrdya, Kundarika, Cchinnaruha, Gandhaphala | |||
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| Original plant name | Boswellia serrata Roxb. | |||
| Family name | Burseraceae | |||
| Used part | Bark, Gum-resin | |||
| Distribution area | Punjab to west Bengal and in Peninsular India. | |||
| Remarks | Common | |||
| Common uses | Gum is astringent, stimulant, expectorant, diuretic, diaphoretic, ecbolic, emmenegogue and antiseptic. It is used in the treatment of ulcers, cystic breast, piles, goitre, skin diseases, cough, bronchitis, mouth sores, convulsions, asthma, jaundice, diseased bones, conditions of the testis, menstrual and urinary disorders, diarrhoea/diarrhea and dysentery. Recently, the defatted extract of the gum exudate was found to possess marked antiarthritic activity. It is used in the preparation of an ointment for sores, and with butter in syphilis. Salai guggul is very effective in osteoarthritis, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, soft tissue fibrositis and spondilytis without any side effect. | |||
| Therapeutic uses | Atisara (diarrhoea/diarrhea), Raktapitta (bleeding disorders), Vrana (wounds), Arsa (piles), Kustha (skin diseases), Vatasonita (arthritic conditions) | |||
| Pharmacological effect | The non-phenolic fraction of the gum resin possesses anti-tumor, sedative and analgesic activity and is reported to produce a marked hypotensive effect in anaesthetized dogs. The essential oil from the olibanum showed antibacterial activity. It was also shown to possess marked cholesterol and triglyceride lowering activity. Clinical trials on rheumatic patients have shown promising results. As such the possible use of Salai Guggul or Salai Gonda as anti-hyperlipidemic and anti-atherosclerotic agent is being investigated. | |||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Kasaya (Astringent), Madhura (Sweet), Tikta (Bitter) | ||
| Virya (Potency) | Sita (Cold) | |||
| Guna (Quality) | Laghu (Light), Ruksa (Dry) | |||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||
| Karma (General action) | Pustikrt (nourishing) | |||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha, Pitta | |||
| Dhatukarma(Action on body tissues) | Asra (blood disorders) | |||
| Mala (Action on excretory mechanism) | Grahi (Constipative) | |||
| Traditional usage | 1. Venereal wound should be washed regularly with the decoction of the leaves of Jambu (Syzygium cumini), Amra (mango), Jati (Jasminum officinale), Nimba (neem), Sveta girikarnika (Clitoria ternatea) and Masaparni (Teramnus labialis); barks of Sallaki (Boswellia serrata), Badari (Ziziphus mauritiana), Bilva (Aegle marmelos), Palasa (Butea monosperma), Tinisa (Ougenia oojeinensis) and Ksirivrksa (plants with sap) along with Triphala (a group of three fruits). 2. Powder of Sallaki fruit or ash of flax should be applied to the wound and then bandaged. 3. Decoction of the barks of Badari, Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna), Jambu, Amra, Sallaki and Vetasa (Salix caprea) mixed with sugar and honey checks diarrhoea/diarrhea. 4. Barks of Priyala (Buchanania lanzan), Salmali (Bombax malabarica), Plaksa (Ficus spp.), Sallaki and Tinisa are pressed in milk and added with honey. It checks diarrhoea with blood. 5. Smoke should be inhaled of Turuska (Liquidamber orientalis), Sallaki, Guggulu (Commiphora wightii) and Padmaka (Prunus cerasoides) mixed with ghee for bronchial asthma. 6. Exudate of Palasa or Sallaki mixed with sugar and honey should be applied to eyes in conjunctivitis caused by Pitta. --- Triphala*, a group of three fruits, i.e., Amalaka, Bibhitaki, and Haritaki. It is beneficial for increasing appetite, improving eyesight, and treating chronic intermittent fever | |||
| Comments | Its fruits are good for Kapha, Vata, skin diseases, and distaste. The flowers are good for Kapha and Vata, piles, diseases of skin. Resin is sweet, bitter, sharp, appetising, pungent, unctuous, hot, good for skin, fever, sweat, Kapha, blood disorders, excessive menstrual bleeding, mental afflictions, and lice. This is included in the Purisavirajaniya, Kasayaskandha, Sirovirecana gana of Caraka and Lodhradi, Eladi and Kasayaskandha groups of Susruta. | |||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | [2] Indian Medicinal Plants - A Compendium of 500 species, Varier, P.S., Orient Longman Ltd. Chennai (Madras) Vol. 1 (Repr.1996), pp 297-300. Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 39. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 346. Plants in Ayurveda (A Compendium of Botanical and Sanskrit Names), 1997. Abdul Kareem, M., Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions, Bangalore 258. Dravyagunavijnana, Vols. 1-5, reprint 1998. Sharma, P.V., Chowkhambha Bharati Academy, Varanasi Vol. 2, pp 488-491. Classical uses of Medicinal Plants, 1996. Sharma, P.V., Chaukhambha Visvabharati, Varanasi p 361. | ||
| Last renewal date | 2024/01/12 | |||
