தில்லை / Excoccaria agallocha
(தில்லை) Excoccaria agallocha (N. O. Euphorbiaceae) Habit: Small tree Parts used: Seeds and bark Constituents: The caoutchouc Action : Milky Juice is Purgative and Alterative in epilepsy. Uses: Latex of…
Explore the medicinal strength hidden in tree barks — a vital element in Ayurveda and Siddha practices. These barks are carefully dried and preserved to retain their healing compounds, helping manage inflammation, infections, and chronic ailments naturally.
தும்பிமரம் / Diospyros embryopteris
Diospyros embryopteris (N. O. Ebenaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Fruit, bark and dried seeds. Constituents: Tannin, and pectin. Action: Bark and unriped fruit have Astringent and Styptic properties. Uses:…
தும்பிலி / Diospyros melanoxylon
Diospyros melanoxylon (N. O. Ebenaceae) Habit : Tree. Parts used: Bark and fruit. Constituents: Bark contains tannin. Action: Similar to D. embryoteris. Uses: Bark of the tree is astringent. This…
கருவேலம் / Acacia arabca
Acacia arabca (N. O. Mimosaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Bark gum, leaves, seeds and pods Constituents: Gum contains arabic acid combined with calcium, magnesium and potassium Action: Astringent, Demulcent. Aphrodisic,…
கல்யாண முருக்கன் / Erythrina indica
Erythrina indica (N. O. Papilonaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Leaves, flowers and bark Constituents: Leaves contain two resins and a bitter poisonous alkaloid erythrine. Action: Bark is Antibilious, Expectorant, Febrifuge…
தூணு மரம் / Cedrus deodara
Cedrus deodara (N. O. Pinaceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: Bark Constituents: It contains an essential oil Action: Bark is Antibilious, Febrifuge and Vermifuge. Uses: Caesalpinia bonducella along with the…
கழற்சிக் காய் / Caesalpinia bonducella
(கெச்சைக் காய், களச்சிக்காய், வச்சிறம்) Caesalpinia bonducella (N. O. Caesalpiniaceae) Habit : Shrub Parts used: Bark, root, leaves and fruits Constituents: Seeds contain bonducin and phytosterinin Action; Nuts and root-bark are…
தேக்கு / Tectona grandis
Tectona grandis (N. O. Verbenaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Bark, wood and fruit. Constituents: Wood contains deposits of calcium phosphate, silica and ammonium and magnesium phosphate, Action: Paste of the…
தேவதாரு / Pinus deodara
Pinus deodara (N. O. Pinaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Bark, leaves and wood Constituents: Wood contains oil and resin. Terpentine is obtained from the wood by destructive distilation. Action: Bark…
நஞ்சுண்டை / Pittosporum floribundum
Pittosporum floribundum (N. O. Pittosporaceae) Habit: Small tree Parts used: Leaves and bark Constituents: A Bitter glucoside pitsosporin and an essential eil. Action: Bark is Bitter. Expectorant, Febrifuge. Narcotic and…