சந்தனம்
Santalum album (N. O. Santalaceae) Habit: All every green tree Parts used: Wood Constituents: Essential oil. Action: Wood is Bitter, Cooling, Sedative and Astringent. Oil is Astringent and Disinfectant to…
சந்தனம்
(செஞ் சந்தனம், சிகப்புச் சக்தனம்) Pterocarpus santalinus (N. O. Papilionacene) Habit: Small tree Parts used: Wood Constituents: Santaline or Santalic acid, a crustalline red principle, santal pterocerpin, and pterostilbine. Action: Mildly…
சாயமரம்
சாயமரம் Caesalpinia sappan (N. O. Caesalpiniaceae) Habit : Thorny tree Parts used: Wood Constituents: Red colouring matter sappan acid, gallic and tannic acids. Brastlin phallandrene dye is manufactured. Action:…
அகில் அகரு
அகில் அகரு Aquilaria agallocha (N. O. Thymelaeaceae) Habit : Tree Parts used: leaves,stem,root ,wood Constituent: A Volatile oil Action: Stimulant, Carminative, Cholagogue Deobstruent, Aphrodisiac. Uses: The decoction made out of…
சீமை செம்மரம்
Haematoxylon campechianum (N. O. Leguminosae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Wood Constituents: Wood contains tannic acid Action : Astringent and Tonic. Uses: Decoction of the wood is used in chronic or…
அத்தி
(காட்டு அத்தி) Ficus oppositifolia (N. O. Urticaceae) Habit : Tree Parts Used: Bark Latex of the wood, fruit. Constituent: Poisinous Latex which is used in medicines. Action: Bark is anti-periodic…
கருங்காலி
Acacia sundra (N. O. Mimosaceae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Bark, wood, flowering tops and gum constituents: Catechin and catechu-tannic acid Action: Powerful Astringent, Tonic, Digestive, Cooling and blood purifier. Uses:…
தேக்கு
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 (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…
தேவதாரு
(சுருள் தேவதாரு) Pinus longifolium (N. O. Coniferae) Habit: Tree Parts used: Sap wood yields on insicion an olea resin. Constituents: Terpentine is obtained from the resin be steam distilation. Action:…
