BOTANICAL NAME: Boswellia serrata
FAMILY: Burseraceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka: Purisavirajaniya
Sushruta: Rodhradi gana
Bhavaprakash: vatadi varga
ENGLISH NAME: Indian frankincense
COMMON NAME:
Hindi name: salai
Bengali name: kundur
Kannada name: madi
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
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HABITAT: found in dry forest from Punjab to West Bengal and in peninsular India.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: The plant is medium to large-sized tree deciduous and balsamiferous, up to 18 m in height and 2.4 m in girth. Bark is greenish grey, yellow or reddish, fairly thick, smooth, exfoliating in thin, papery flakes and resinous inside. Leaves imparipinnate 2.6-6.3cm ovate or ovate lanceolate. Flower is small, white, in auxiliary racemes or panicles Petals are long and ovate. Fruit is trigonous, 12 mm long splitting over 3 valves
AYURVEDIC CHARACTERISTICS:
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Kashaya, tikt, madhur | Laghu, ruksh | Sheet | Katu | Purishvirajneeya | Kaphpittshamak |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Astringent, Bitter, Sweet | Light, Dry | Coolant | Pungent | Altering the color of faeces | Kapha, pitta pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: oleo resin gum, Boswellia oil
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Vrana– Sallaki fruit powder or ash of flax may be applied locally.
- Atisara– Decoction of barks of Badari, Arjuna, Jambu, Amra, Sallaki & Vetasa are mixed with sugar and given honey and orally.
INDICATIONS: Amavatar heumatoid arthritis, Atisara diarrhoea, Vrana ear disorders
USEFUL PART: Bark, gum
DOSAGE:
Gum-1-3gm
Bark decoction 50-100 ml
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Shallaki niryaas