⚠ Cautions — read first
- supervision High kapha or ama states, and oestrogen-sensitive conditions — use with a Vaidya's guidance.
Rasa madhura, tiktaGuna guru, snigdhaVirya shitaVipaka madhura
Vata ↓ pacifiesPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↑ if in excess
Traditional actions
- A rasāyana and balya dravya, classically valued for supporting the female reproductive system and as a nourishing, pitta-pacifying tonic.
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