⚠ Cautions — read first
- caution Marked dryness or constipation — use with caution.
Rasa tikta, katu, kashayaGuna laghu, rukshaVirya shitaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
- A classical dīpana, pācana and grāhī dravya, traditionally used to clear āma and steady digestion in grahaṇī and fevers.
View sources — 3 classical & official references ›
- Classical text Charaka Saṁhitā
- Classical text Bhāvaprakāśa (incl. Nighaṇṭu)
- Government / official The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India, Part I, Vol. I