⚠ Cautions — read first
- avoid Hypertension, oedema, low potassium, pregnancy, and prolonged use — avoid or use only under supervision.
Rasa madhuraGuna guru, snigdhaVirya shitaVipaka madhura
Vata ↓ pacifiesPitta ↓ pacifiesKapha ↑ if in excess
Traditional actions
- Traditionally soothing to the throat and respiratory passages and used to support the voice; classically vrana-healing.
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