BOTANICAL NAME: Cedrus deodara
FAMILY: Pinaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION
Charak– StanyaShodhana, Anuvasanopaga
Susrut– VataSamshamana
ENGLISH NAME: Deodar, Himalayan Cedar
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Devdar, Devdaroo
Kannada: Deevdar
Punjabi: Diyar, Dewdar
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
देवदारु स्मृतं दारुभद्रं दार्विन्द्रदारु च |
मस्तदारु द्रुकिलिमं किलिमं सुरभूरुहः ||२३||
देवदारु लघु स्निग्धं तिक्तोष्णं कटुपाकि च |
विबन्धाध्मानशोथामतन्द्राहिक्काज्वरास्रजित् |
प्रमेहपीनसश्लेष्मकासकण्डूसमीरनुत् ||२४||
HABITAT: The native forests of the Deodar Cedar are located in the Himalayan mountain range and spread from Nepal through Pakistan, India and Afghanis.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: It is ever green tree growing upto 80 m with a brood trunk. Leaves are slender, dark green with wavy margins. Bark is thick and fissured at places. Wood is oily, aromatic; sapwood is white and heartwood is light yellowish-brown or brown. Flowering and Fruiting time It is in leaf all year, in flower from October to November, and the seeds ripen from October to December.
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Tikta,
Katu, Kashaya |
Ruksha,
Laghu |
Ushna | Katu | Kapha-vatashamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTIONS |
| Bitter
Pungent Astringent |
Lightness
Dryness |
Hot | Pungent | Kaph vata pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Essential oil from wood: pmethylacetophenone, atlantone, sesquiterpenes; stem bark: deodarin, toxifolin.
THERAPEUTIC USES
- Headache- Cedar oil is used in headache and applied externally.
- Breast pain– paste is applied externally.
- Syphilis- oil is useful externally and orally.
INDICATIONS
Kushtahara Skin Disorder, Pramehara Diabetes, Asrajit Blood disorder, Shophara Relieves swelling.
USEFUL PART: Bark, heartwood, oil, leaves, resin.
DOSAGE: Bark powder 1-5g; decoction 50-100 ml; oil 20-40 drops
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION
1. Devadarvyadhi kshaya
2. Devadarvyadhi taila
3. Devadarvyadhi churna