⚠ Cautions — read first
- avoid Pregnancy, infants, trying to conceive, and severe vata depletion — avoid or use only under supervision.
Rasa tikta, kashayaGuna laghu, rukshaVirya shitaVipaka katu
Vata ↑ if in excessPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↓ pacifies
Traditional actions
- Classically kuṣṭhaghna (skin-supporting) and krimighna; a bitter, pitta-kapha-pacifying dravya used in many skin and blood-cleansing 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