⚠ Cautions — read first
- supervision Pregnancy — use only under a qualified Vaidya's supervision.
Rasa tikta, kashaya, madhuraGuna guru, rukshaVirya ushnaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
- The foremost classical raktaprasādana (blood-supporting) and varnya dravya, widely used in skin and complexion formulations.
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