Qehrba Shami (100gm) کہربا شمعی

Description

Qehrba Shami at sknatural is the gum of  tree Vateria indica. It has ability to absorb grass and straws. It is yellowish red in color. Generally, this gum has bland and aromatic taste. It has moderate temperament in first order and dry in socond order. It belongs to family dipterocarpaceae.

This tree exudes resin. To obtain it, tappers create semicircular incisions on the stem through the cork cambium, up to the surface of the Sapwood. They strategically space these blazes or cuts to minimize damage to the tree. Typically, the resin starts oozing from the incisions in 3-4 days and continues for 60 – 90 days.

Alternatively, lightning fires around the base of the tree can also cause the resin to exude. While this method yields a high amount of resin, it damages the timber and may even lead to the death of the trees

Recommended dosage:

1 to 2 g

Properties:

Styptic, astringent, exhilarant, cardiac tonic.

Medicinal uses:

Qehrba shami strengthens the heart and stops hemorrhage. It controls the bleeding of both external and internal organs. It is also beneficial for diseases of the stomach, liver, and urinary system. This is consumed to treat weakness and bloating. This gum is also is beneficial for heart palpitations. Moreover, it is mixed in poppy syrup with appropriate medications or taken alone for bloodletting and other diseases.

Scratching the tree’s bark to extract resin from Vateria indica yields what is known as white dammar, also referred to as “Malabar fallow”, “dhupa fat”, “Indian Copal”, or “piney resin”. People use it as incense in India, to make incense sticks, and in the manufacture of candles and soaps. Additionally, dried kernels produce a fat known as “piney tallow”, which people use to adulterate ghee, make candles and soaps, treat chronic rheumatism, and size cotton yarn, replacing animal tallow.

Furthermore, mixing the resin with coconut oil produces an excellent varnish resembling copal. Ayurvedic, Siddha, Unani, and folk medicine practitioners use the bark, resin, and leaves to treat various ailments such as leprosy, eczema, rheumatism, diarrhea, and ulcers. Administering fine shavings of resin internally helps control diarrhea.