Deodar

Scientific name of Deodar: Cedrus deodara

Name of Deodar in different languages:-

Sanskrit: Devadaru, Paribhadra, Amarakashta, Suradaru, Bhadradaru, Snehavriksha

Hindi: Devedar

English: Himalayan cedar

Malayalam: Devadaram-ദേവതാരം, Devadaru-ദേവതാരു

Tamil: Devadaram

Plant description:

It is mostly found throughout the Western Himalayan area at an altitude of 1,500 to 3000 meters. It is an evergreen large tree reaching up to 50 m tall, with a coniferous shape, and a trunk up to 3 m (10 ft) meters in diameter. The leaves are needle-shaped, up to 5 cm long, occasionally up to 7 cm long, slender, borne singly on long shoots in dense clusters, bright green to bluish-green color. The fruits are cones up to 13 cm long and 9 cm broad with barrel-shaped, when mature it release a winged seed.

Useful plant parts:

Leaves, Heartwood, and Oil

Medicinal uses:

Used in the treatment of head-ache, Wounds, Earache, diabetes, chronic cough, skin problems, epilepsy, and the common cold.

Chemical contents:

Taxifolin, cedeodarin, dihydromyricetin , cedrin, cedrinoside, deodarin, α-terpineol, linalool, limonene and eugenol.

Medicinal Properties:

anti-diarrheal, carminative, diuretic, diaphoretic, insecticide, laxative, anti-inflammatory, and sedative

Deodar is used as an ingredient to prepare the Ayurveda medicines like:-

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