Rasa (Taste)
Tikta, Katu, Kashaya
The primary taste perceived on the tongue.
Devdaru (Himalayan cedar Deodar)
It is ever green tree growing upto 80 m with a broad trunk.
Medicinal Plant
Devdaru (Himalayan cedar Deodar)
Cedrus deodar · Pinaceae
It is ever green tree growing upto 80 m with a broad trunk.
Scientific Name
Cedrus deodar
Family
Pinaceae
Hindi Name
Devdar
Used Part
Bark, Heartwood, Resins, Oil, Leaves
Botanical Description
About the Devdaru Plant
Morphology and field-identification notes as documented in our Dravyaguna library.
It is ever green tree growing upto 80 m with a broad trunk. Leaves- slender, dark green with wavy margins, bark thick and fissured at places. Wood oily, aromatic; sapwood white and heartwood light yellowish-brown or brown.
Ayurvedic Properties
Rasa Panchaka — Classical Properties
The five-fold framework Ayurveda uses to describe a drug — Rasa, Guna, Vipaka, Veerya and its effect on the doshas.
Guna (Qualities)
Ruksha, Laghu
Physical and energetic attributes of the dravya.
Vipaka (Post-digestive Effect)
Katu
Taste that emerges after complete digestion.
Dosha Karma (Action on Doshas)
Kaphahara, Vatashamak
Effect on Vata, Pitta and Kapha doshas.
Veerya (Potency)
Ushna
Heating (ushna) or cooling (sheeta) energy.
Ayurvedic Actions (Karma)
Krumihara , Anilahara, Jwarahara , Adhmanahara, Shophahara, Hikkahara
Modern Phytochemistry
Chemistry & Pharmacology
How modern science maps onto the classical understanding of this dravya.
Pharmacological Action
What the Science Says
Anti-inflammatory & Analgesic, Antimicrobial & Antifungal, Anxiolytic & Anticonvulsant
Phytoconstituents
Active Compounds
Essential oil from wood : P-methylacetophenone, Atlantone, Sesquiterpenes (a&ß- himochalene, himachalol etc.); Stem bark: Deodarin, Toxifolin.
Therapeutic Usage
Clinical Applications of Devdaru
Classical Ayurvedic indications drawn directly from the Dravyaguna tradition — paired with the preparations recommended in shastra.
01
Kasa - oil with trikatu, and yavakshara are beneficial in cough.
02
Sopha - Devdaru powder with sunthi are useful in inflammation.
03
Dusta vrana - powder with oil is applied for chronic wound healing
Always consult a qualified Ayurvedic physician before using any herb therapeutically. Dose, anupana and Prakriti-specific suitability matter.
Yoga / Kalpana
Classical Formulations
Common Ayurvedic preparations where Devdaru is a key ingredient.
- Devdarvyadi churna, Devdarvyadi kwatha, Devdarvyadi taila
Shastra Pramana
Classical Reference
देवदारू स्नेहास्तिक्तकटुकषाया दुष्टव्रजशोधनाः कृमिकुष्ठानिलहराश्च ।। (सु.सू. ४५) देवदारू स्मृतं दारूभद्रं दार्विन्द्रदारू च । मस्तदारू दुकिलिमं किलिमं सुरभूरूहः ।। देवदारू लघु स्निग्धं तिक्तोष्णं कटुपाकि च । विबन्धाध्मानशोथामतन्द्राहिक्काज्वरास्रजित् प्रमेहपीनसश्लेष्मकासकण्डूसमीरजित् ।। (भा.प्र)