shallaki :
Taxonomical Classification
Kingdom: Plantae - Plants
Subkingdom: Streptophyta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta - Seed plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Boswellia
Species: Boswellia serrata
Allied species:
It has been described by Sushrutha in Rodhradi gana, Eladi gana and Kashaya Skanda gana.
- Purish viranjaniya (ch. Su 4/15)
- Kashaya skandha (ch. Vi. 8/144)
- Shiro virechana ( ch. Vi. 8/151)
- Rodhradi (su. Su. 38/8)
- Eladi (su. Su. 38/13)
- Kashaya skandh (su. Su. 42/13)
VERNACULAR NAMES
Sanskrit: Shallaki, Suvaha, Vallaki, Sara, Kunduruki, Ashwamutri, Maherana.English: Indian olibaum, Indian frankincense
Hindi: Salai शल्लकी shallaki, kundur, luban
Urdu: kundur, lobana
Telugu: గుగ్గిలము guggilamu, పరంగిసాంబ్రాణిచెట్టు parangi-sambrani-chettu, సల్లకి sallaki
Bengali: Kundura, salai
Marathi: Salai धुपाळी dhupali, धूपसाळी dhupasali, कुरुंद kurunda, सालफळी salaphali, साळई salai, साळी
Konkani: -लोभान lobhan
Oriya: salai
Gujarathi: Saledo, Dhupedo સાલેડી saaledi, સલાઈ ગૂગળ salaai gugul
Tamil: குமஞ்சம் kumancam, குங்கிலியம் kunkiliyam, மரத்துவெள்ளை marattu-vellai, பறங்கிச்சாம்பிராணி paranki-c-campi-rani, வெள்ளிக்கீரை vellai-k-kirai •
Malayalam: Salaiകുങ്ങില്യം kungilyam
Kannada: ಗುಗ್ಗುಳ ಮರ guggula mara
Punjabi: Salhee
Sindhi: -انڊين فرانڪسن
Arabic: Luban
Spanish: Asbol, Dol incienzo
Assamese: -Sallaki
Japanese: furankinsensu-
Chinese: Fan Hun Hsiang
French: -Franc Encens
German: - Indischer Weihrauch
Persian: Kundur گنده فيروزه gandha firoza, لوبان loban
Sinhalese: Kundrikan
Varities:
Two varieties are usually distinguished var. serrata with serrate and pubescent leaves and var. Glabra with entire, glabrous leaves. (Wealth of India: 1,208)Acc. To its shape and colour kunduru has been divided into 5 types, in the Unani system of medicine:
- Nara Kunduru
- Mada kunduru
- Gola (Round)
- KIshor kunduru
- Dukraka kunduru
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