Dahiman / Dahipalash (Cordia macleodii (Griff.) Hook.f. Thomson)

Ayurvedic & Ethnomedicinal Narrative:

Dahiman (Dahipalash) is traditionally used in tribal and folk medicine of Central and Peninsular India. The bark is valued for wound healing and management of skin disorders, while leaves are applied externally on cuts, boils, swellings, and inflammatory conditions. Bark decoctions have been used in indigenous medicine for diarrhea, dysentery, fever, and general weakness. Rural communities also use various plant parts in veterinary medicine. Unlike many Ayurvedic herbs, Dahiman has very limited documentation in the major classical Ayurvedic Samhitas and is primarily recognized through regional ethnomedicinal traditions.