100% Organic Karuppu Kungiliyum / Black dammar / Canarium Strictum

Botanical Name             : Canarium strictum          

English Name                : Black dammar / Black Dhup

Tamil Name                    : கருங்குங்கிலியம் / karugkunkiliyam, Karuppu Kungiliyum

Hindi Name                    :  दूपा / Doopa

Malayalam Name           : Thelli-തെള്ളി, കറുത്തകങ്ങല്യം

Telugu Name                 :  తెల్ల దుమారం / Tella Damaramu

Description of Black Dammar

Black dammar is mostly found in moist deciduous to semi-evergreen forests, it normally grows up to 40 meters tall. The Leaves are bipinnate, and are oppositely arranged the total size of the leaf is 5 inches in length and 2-2.5 inch wide.

The baby leaves look reddish brown and when it turns older the color will be changed to green. The scalp is thick and it’s a great medicine for healing wounds, even the mosquito bites can be repelled using this treatment.

Health Benefits

• It is used for fever and cough
• Good for asthma
• The leaves are used for treating numerous disorders
• It is beneficial for epilepsy
• It is used for chronic skin disorders

Medicinal Uses

This species can be used for treating rheumatism, fever, cough, syphilis, asthma, epilepsy, chronic skin disorders, and hernia, to repel mosquitoes.