Tai-ren
| Scientific Name | |
| Group : | Angiosperm (Dicotyledon) |
| Family : | Meliaceae |
| Genus : | Cedrela |
| Species : | toona Roxb. |
| Common Name | |
| English Name : | Red cedar |
| Hindi Name : | Toon |
| Manipuri Name : | Tai-ren |
| Other Details | |
| Habit : | Very handsome tree |
| Parts Use : | Bark, Wood and Leaf |
| Preparation : | Fresh leaves boiled for extract use. Bark and wood boiled for extract. Wood is extensively used for making furnitures which is regarded as Class II timber. Leaf is used in various religious ceremonies. |
| Mode of use : | Decoction |
| Ingredients : | Leaves have insecticidal property. Flowers yield a dye called as Gunari. Wood yields an essential oil. |
| Ailment Treated : | Boiled leaf juice is used for skin diseases and poxes, also effective in fungal and bacterial infection. Bark is used for chronic dysentery of infants, also used in external application for ulcers. |
| Source : | Extensively grown in valley areas and hills. Cultivated in private lands. |
Tai-ren
Tai-ren