⚠ Cautions — read first
- supervision Any neck swelling or thyroid change must be medically assessed first — do not self-treat.
Rasa kashaya, tiktaGuna laghu, rukshaVirya shitaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
- The classical dravya for gaṇḍamālā, granthi and apachī (glandular and lymphatic swellings), traditionally used where the neck or glands are affected.
View sources — 3 classical & official references ›
- Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
- Classical text Suśruta Saṁhitā
- Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I