Botanical Name: Daemonorops draco Blume.

Family: Palmae; Aracaceae

 

 Introduction:

Latin name: Daemenorops = evil spirit.very thorny climber; draco = dragon.

 Dragon’s Blood, oleoresin, usually dark red in color, derived from the coat of the ripe fruit of several species of trees, particularly of the rattan palm .Other trees that yield dragon's blood include the dragon tree. Dragon's blood is used in photoengraving and is sometimes used for coloring varnishes.

 

 

Names in different Indian languages

 

English

East Indian Dragon’s

Blood.

Hindi

Kconkharaba,

Hiradokhae

Kannada

 

Malayalam

 

Sanskrit

Raktaniryaas,

Tamil

 

Telugu

 

Unani

Damm-ul-Akhwain

Folk

 

 

 

 

 

Synonyms

Khoonkharaabaa, Heeraadokhi.

 Calamus draco Willd.

Classification according to Charaka, Susrutha & Vagbhata

 

Charaka

 

Susrutha

 

Vagbhata

 

 

          
        

  

 

Varieties & adulterants - (CV – controversy, AD – adulterants) 

 

 

 


Morphology

Latex of the tree is bluish brown but the powder is reddish in colour.


Distribution & Habitat

Arabia and Africa

 

Chemical constituents:

 drocoresinotannols, dracoresen , flavone quinones

 

Properties:

Guna: laghu, ruksha:

Rasa: kashaya:

Vipak: katu:

Virya: sheeta:

Dosha: kaphapittanashak.

 

 

Karma -

 

Astringent, anti tumerous

Srotogamitva:

Dosha: Kaphaghna, pittaghna.

Dhatu: Rakta (hemostat), mansa (healing), (in bleeding disorders).

Mala: Purisha(astringent).

 

 

 Indication:

diarrhoea, dysentery.

 

Part used:

  Resin

 

Dosage: 

500-1000 mg.

 

uses:

 

External uses: Since it is a hemostat, it is used in fresh bleeding injuries. Its powder is also helpful for healing of chronic wounds.

Internal uses: Being astringent, it is useful in diarrhoea and dysentery. By its hemostatic property, it is useful in haemoptysis. haemetemesis. bleeding piles and menorrhagia.

 

 

Descriptions on  Ayurveda books / Nighandu:

  

 

 

 

 

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