Damar Gum - Sal - Shorea Robusta - Raal Peeli Gond

Common Name : Damar, Sal tree gum, raal peeli,ral yellow, raal pili, Gum copal, Dammar

Botanical name: Shorea robusta

Product : Resin/Gum/Gond

Form available: Lump

Country of Origin: India

Trade : Wholesale 

Industrial Applications

• Dammars are used in the manufacture of paper, wood varnishes and lacquers, some inferior quality paints, and varnishes for caulking boats. They used to be an important ingredient in many types of cellulose lacquers, imparting gloss and adhesive qualities and preventing after-yellowing.
• Sal dammar is widely used as incense especially as an ingredient of Samagri which is burnt in religious ceremonies and cremation rites, that emits copious white fumes.
• It is also used for hurdling softer waxes for use in the manufacture of shoe polishes,carbon paper, typewriter ribbon, plastering medium for walls and roofs and as a cementing material for plywood asbestos sheets etc.
• The resin is used in indigenous system of medicine as an astringent and detergent and is given in diarrhea and dysentery.
• A little is used in foods as a clouding or glazing agent.
• Miscellaneous minor uses include manufacture of inks, polishes, water-resistant coatings and injection moulding materials.

Source : Indian Institute of Natural Resins & Gums