Vateria indica Linn.

Bengali Name : Shakgachha, Chandras
English Name : Piney or Damer Resin, Indian Copal Tree
French Name : Résine de Piney ou de Damer
German Name : Vateriafett, Butterbohnenfett, Malabartalg
Gujarati Name : Chandras
Hindi Name : Safed Damar, Sandras
Kannada Name : Rala
Latin name : Vateria indica Linn.
Marathi Name : Raal
Persian Name : Damar
Sanskrit Name : Sarjaka, Ajakarna, Sarja, Devdhupa
Urdu Name : Raal Safed

Description : The resin is bitter, carminative, diuretic, expectorant, tonic and vermifuge. It is useful in chronic bronchitis, haemorrhoids, fistula, hemicrania, amenorrhoea, dysmenorrhoea, diarrhoea and ringworms.

Recommended Dosage : 1 to 2 g powder of resin.

Contraindication : The resin has no known warnings or contraindications.