Botanical Name : Cedrus deodara  
English Name: Deodar, Himalayan Cedar, True Cedar
Sanskrit Name: Devadaru, Mastadaru 
Family: Pinaceae

Plant Parts Used: Wood

Description of Cedrus deodara :

Cedrus deodara is found throughout the western Himalayas from Afghanistan to Garhwal, at elevations ranging from 1,200 m to 3,000 m above the sea level. It is most common from 1,800 m to 2,600 m. In India deodar forests are common from Kashmir to Garhwal and form the bulk of the vegetation in these regions.

It is a large evergreen tree, often reaching 60 m in height. It reaches 90 m in places where it is protected from injuries. Branches are horizontal or slightly ascending or descending, not whorled, but arising irregularly. The leaves are 2.5 cm-5 cm long, dark green, three sided, glaucous or silvery and sharply pointed. It is a monoecious plant, although male and female cones appear on separate branches. Dioecious trees are very rare. Female cones are barrel-shaped and borne singly at the tip of the dwarf shoots. Male cones are solitary at the end of the dwarf shoots. They are cylindrical and 2.5 cm-4.5 cm in length. Seeds are triangular with a broad wing.

Principal Constituents:
Himalayan Cedarwood Oil contains two major sesquiterpenoids a - and ß- himachalenes. Deodarone and deodardione are also isolated from the essential oil.

Pharmacology:
The extract from the wood shows marked anti-inflammatory and analgesic activities

Toxicology:

Due to the high contents of heavy metals like zinc, copper, manganese in pollen due to pollution, it causes allergy.

Medicinal Uses:

It is anti-inflammatory. Oil is rubbed on the painful parts to remove the pain.

Herbal Extract packing:

•  25 Kg. HDPE Drum.