⚠ Cautions — read first
- supervision Pregnancy — use culinary amounts only; avoid therapeutic doses unless supervised.
- supervision On blood-sugar-lowering medication — monitor with your doctor to avoid low sugar.
Rasa tikta, katuGuna laghu, snigdhaVirya ushnaVipaka katu
Vata ↓ pacifiesPitta ↑ if in excessKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
- A classical dīpana and vātānulomana dravya; traditionally used to support digestion and, in folk and classical use, as a supportive measure in prameha.
View sources — 2 classical & official references ›
- Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
- Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I