Shallaki

Botanical:

Boswellia serrata

Hindi / Sanskrit name:

Shallaki - शल्लकी

German trivial name

Indischer Weihrauch

English trivial name

Indian Olibanum

Description

Medium-sized tree with a flat spreading crown, 1.5 m - 8 m tall, with flower clusters up to 25 cm long. By artificially cutting the trunk and branches and scraping off the exuded gum resin. Collected twice a year, in March from notches made in October and in June from notches made in March. Approximately 1 kg of gum resin per tree can be obtained annually.

Dosha

Reduces Pitta, Kapha and Vata