Devadaru (Himalayan Cedar)

Devadāru देवदारु

Cedrus deodara · Pinaceae

Common: Deodar cedar · Himalayan cedar

tree heartwood ushna cultivated

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa: tikta · katu— tastes at first contact
Guna: laghu · ruksha— qualities
Virya: ushna— potency (heating)
Vipaka: katu— post-digestive effect

The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

Vata

↓pacifies

Pitta

·neutral

Kapha

↓pacifies

pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

anti-itchanti-fungalwarming aromatic

Himalayan cedar / deodar. Heartwood is anti-fungal, anti-itch. Used in hair oils (Chakra Taila) and Kapha-pacifying body oils.

Used in 8 recipes

taila Anu Taila (Charaka's nasya oil)

Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल

nose · scalp · face

daily nasya; headache prevention.

tridoshic

churna Eladi Choornam (Eladi-gana face powder)

Elādi Cūrṇa · एलादि चूर्ण

face · body

pimples; rash.

vatakapha

taila Eladi-gana Anulepa (Body perfume oil)

Anulepa Taila · अनुलेप तैल

body · whole-body

body fragrance; fatigue removal.

tridoshic

taila Karpasasthyadi Tailam (Cotton-seed Vata oil)

Karpāsāsthyādi Taila · कर्पासास्थ्यादि तैल

body · scalp

frozen shoulder; cervical spondylosis.

vata

churna Kolakulathadi Choornam (Kerala fat-reducing udvartana)

Kola-kulathādi Cūrṇa · कोल-कुलथादि चूर्ण

body · whole-body

weight reduction; obesity.

kapha

ghrita Nila Ghrita (Blue Medicated Ghee)

Nīla Ghṛta · नील घृत

body · face

severe Kushtha; Shvitra (leucoderma) — repigmentation.

kapha

taila Sahacharadi Tailam (Sciatica oil)

Sahacarādi Taila · सहचरादि तैल

body

sciatica; leg pain.

vata

taila Smashru-vardhana Beard Oil

Śmaśru-vardhana Taila · श्मश्रु-वर्धन तैल

beard · face

beard growth; beard softening.

vatapitta