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Crude drug name | Market name | Devdar |
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| Formal name | Devadaru | |
Other names Tips！ | Deodar (T), Devadaru (B), Deodar, Deyodar (H), Devadaru (K), Devataram (M), Devadaru (Te), Devadaru (Ta), Devdar, Diyar, Diyal (N), Devadara (Sin) | |
| English name | Deodar, Himalayan Cedar, True Cedar (N) | |
| Original plant name | Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lambert) G. Don, Deodar, Himalayan Cedar, True Cedar (N) | |
| Family name | Pinaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | heart wood |
| Collection information | Kingdom of Nepal, Patan, Kathmandu / Shresta | |
| Collection date | 1991/04/27 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba, et al. | |
| TMPW No. | 15633 | |
Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Ayurvedic name or Sanskrit name, English name | Devadaru, Deodar, Himalayan Cedar, (N)True Cedar | ||||
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| Synonyms | Daru, Suradaru, Devahva, Nandana, Maharudra, Indrahvadaru, Kalima, Bhadrahvam, Bhadradaru, Mastadaru, Drukilima, Surabhuruha, Snehaviddham, Mahadaru, Devekastham, Bhadrakastham, Putikastham, Sudaru. | |||||
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| Original plant name | Cedrus deodara (Roxb. ex Lambert) G. Don | |||||
| Family name | Pinaceae | |||||
| Used part | Bark Powder, Heart Wood | |||||
| Distribution area | A genus of evergreen trees, distributed in the Mediterranean region and the western Himalayas. | |||||
| Remarks | Common. | |||||
| Common uses | Wood possesses diaphoretic, diuretic, and carminative properties and is useful in fever, pulmonary, urinary disorders, ulcers, biliousness and diarrhoea/diarrhea. Bark is astringent and is useful in fevers. It forms an ingredient of the well known Ayurvedic drug Mandura vataka and Bhadradarvadi taila, prescribed for anorexia, oedema, piles, diabetes, leprosy and sciatica. | |||||
| Therapeutic uses | Hikka (hiccough), Kasa (cough), Pinasa (running nose), Svasa (respiratory disorders), Vibandha (blocks in the channels), Adhmana (distension of abdomen), Sotha (oedema), Tandra (stoupor), Jvara (fever), Prameha (diabetic types), Kandu (itching), Arsa (piles) | |||||
| Chemical constituent | Fatty acids Oleic acid (*C1), Linoleic acid (*C1), Linolenic acid (*C1), Palmitic acid (*C1), Steric acid (*C1), Arachidic acid (*C1), 23-Methyl pentacosanoic acid ethyl ester (*C4), Monoterpenoids alpha-Pinene (*C1), beta-Pinene (*C1), Camphor (*C1), alpha-Terpineol (*C1), Limonine (*C1) Diterpenoids Centdaroic acid (*C2), Dehydroabietic acid (*C8), 15-Hydroxydehydroabietic acid (*C8), 7beta,15-Dihydroxydehydroabietic acid (*C8), 7alpha,18- Dihydroxydehydroabietic acid (*C8), 7beta,18- Dihydroxydehydroabietenol (*C9), 15-Hydroxyabietic acid (*C9), 15-Methoxyabietic acid (*C9), 7beta -Hydroxydehydroabietic acid (*C8) Sesterterpenoids 2,4a,5,6,7,8-Hexahydro-3,5,5,9-tetramethyl-1H-benzocycloheptene(*C3), 2,4a,5,6,7,8,9,9a-Octahydro-3,5,5-trimethyl-9-methylene-1H-benzocycloheptene (*C3), 2,4a,5,6,7,9a-Hexahydro-3,5,5,9-tetramethyl-1H-benzocycloheptene (*C3), Himachalol (*C5), beta-Himachalene (*C5) Steroid saponins & Sapogenins Sitosterol-beta-D-glucoside (*C8) Flavanones & Dihydroflavonols Naringenin (*C8) Phenol derivatives (-)-Matairesinol (*C6), (-)-Wikstromol (*C6, *C7), Hexadecane-1,16-diol 7-caffeoyl ester (*C8), 9-Caffeoyloxyhexadecanol (*C9), | |||||
| Medical system | Ayurveda (Traditional Indian medicine) | |||||
| Traditional concept | Rasa (Taste) | Katu (Pungent), Tikta (Bitter) | ||||
| Virya (Potency) | Usna (Hot) | |||||
| Guna (Quality) | Snigdha (Unctuous), Laghu (Light) | |||||
| Vipaka (Post digestive taste) | Katu (Pungent) | |||||
| Dosakarma (Action on dosa) | Decreases Kapha Vata | |||||
| Traditional usage | 1. Oil of Devadaru (Cedrus deodara) and Sarala (Pinus roxburghii) separately should be used for worms. 2. Devadaru mixed with Sunthi (dry ginger) should be used in oedema. 3. Milk boiled with Devadaru, Punarnava (Boerhavia diffusa), Sunthi, or Citraka (Plumbago zeylanica), Trikatu* (a group of three pungents) and Vrddhadaru (Argyreia nervosa) should be taken. It removes oedema. 4. In goitre caused by Kapha, the paste of Devadaru and Visala (Citrullus colocynthis) should be applied. 5. Devadaru mixed with Sunthirelief to those suffering from Vata and pain of heart. 6. Local application of the paste of Devadaru and Citraka is efficacious in filaria. 7. Devadaru should be taken with mustard oil in order to eliminate filaria. 8. Intense smoking with Devadaru and Citraka or goat's meat in diet is useful. 9. Dipika taila prepared of Devadaru, Kustha (Saussurea lappa) and Sarala should be used. It relieves earache. 10. In eye disease called pilla, Devadaru impregnated with goat's urine and mixed with ghee should be applied locally. 11. To quench thirst, the patient of hiccough and asthma should take decoction of Dasamula** (a group of ten roots) or Devadaru or wine. 12. One suffering from cough caused by Kapha should take initially the oil extracted from the burnt wood of Devadaru added with Trikatu* (a group of three pungents) and Yavaksara (alkali of Hordeum vulgare). 13. Wound should be fumigated with Srivestaka (gum of Pinus roxburghii), Sarjarasa (Vateria indica), heartwood of Sarala and Devadaru. 14. Decoction of Devadaru is useful in fever. 15. The formulation applied in case of Khadira (Acacia catechu) should also be applied for Nimba (neem), Asana (Pterocarpus marsupium), Devadaru, Rohitaka (Tecoma undulata), Aragvadha (Cassia fistula) and Simsapa (Dalbergia sissoo). Trikatu*, a group of three pungents: Pippali, Marica and Sunthi. It supports digestion and the overall gastric function. Dasamula**, a group of ten roots: Bilva, Agnimantha, Shyonak, Patala, Kasmari and ingredients of Pancamula (a group of five roots). It supports conditions related to vata and kapha imbalance. | |||||
| Formulation | Devadarvadi kvatha, Devadarvadi curna, Devadarvyadi lepa, Dipika taila | |||||
| Comments | Devadaru is included in Stanyasodhana, Anuvasanopaga, Katukaskandha gana of Caraka and Vatasamsamana of Susruta. | |||||
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