Witnessed by: Ayurveda
Toon tree (Toona ciliata), of the Meliaceae family. Large deciduous tree with pinnate leaves and reddish, fragrant wood; native range: sub-Himalayan tracts and moist forests of the Indian subcontinent and South-East Asia. Globally recognized as tunna · nandi-vriksha in Sanskrit, toon · tun in Hindi, and toon tree, red cedar, Indian mahogany in English. The part used is bark; also flowers. Rough reddish-brown bark, astringent and bitterish; small honey-scented flowers.
In this cross-tradition database, we analyze how this substance operates across world medicine systems — tracking its traditional tastes, temperatures, tissue affinities, post-digestive effects, and planetary correspondences across Ayurveda, Unani, and Western herbalism.
TOON TREE
IDENTITY
Name
- Common
- toon tree
- Scientific name
- Toona ciliata M.Roem.
- Family
- Meliaceae
Form
- Part used
- bark; also flowers
PROPERTIES
Nature
Taste
how the plant declares itself on the tongue
- Ayurveda
- astringent (kashaya) · bitter (tikta)
Temperature
- Ayurveda
- cooling (sheeta)
PRACTICE
Virtue
Actions
- Ayurveda
- grahi (astringent, checks the flux), kushthaghna (for skin disease), vranaropana (wound-healing); the flowers reputed emmenagogue
Cautions
- Contraindications
- constipation and dry conditions, its astringency being drying
- Toxicity
- low toxicity in customary dose
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