⚠ Cautions — read first
- avoid Pregnancy, kidney disease, bleeding disorders and with thyroid or anticoagulant medication — avoid or use only under supervision.
Rasa tikta, katuGuna laghu, ruksha, tikshnaVirya ushnaVipaka katu
Vata ↓ pacifiesPitta ↑ if in excessKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
- A classical medohara (fat-reducing), lekhana (scraping) and sandhāniya dravya, central to many joint and metabolic formulations.
View sources — 3 classical & official references ›
- Classical text Śārṅgadhara Saṁhitā
- Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
- Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I