Roxb.Synonym: C. sikkimense KingFamily: Burseraceae
Habitat: A large, deciduous tree distributed in West Ghats, Assam and Sikkim.
English: Black Dammar.Ayurvedic: Raal Dhuup, Mand Dhuup.Siddha/Tamil: Karunkungiliyam (gum).Action: Resin—used for chronic cutaneous diseases, such as psoriasis, pityriasis; as a linament in rheumatic affections. Dammer Oil—used for rheumatism, asthma, venereal diseases.
Black dammer resin contains (+)- junenol, canarone and epikhusinal.The plant contains a sesquiterpene ketone—canarone.Canarium sikkimense King is known as Gogul Dhuup in Nepal.
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