Sarivadi Gana

Sārivādi-gaṇa सारिवादि-गण

gana cosmetic-relevant

Anti-Pitta / refrigerant face & body wash group — for thirst, hemoptysis, burning sensations, bilious fevers.

Sushruta Sutra 38: “Sariva, Madhuka, Chandana, Kucandana, Padmaka, Kashmari phala, Madhuka-pushpa and Ushira. … The group allays thirst and proves curative in a case of hemoptysis. Its therapeutic virtue consists in curbing an attack of bilious (Pittaja) fever and in specifically alleviating the burning sensation (Daha) of the body.”

The refrigerant face-wash group. Most of the 8 herbs are also in the Varnya Mahakashaya — Sushruta’s Sarivadi and Charaka’s Varnya overlap heavily. Together they form the structural core of every classical cooling face preparation: face mists, summer face oils, after-sun lepas, and Pitta-pacifying complexion masks.

Constituent ingredients (8)

Ingredient	Botanical	Functions
Indian Sarsaparilla (Sariva) Sārivā	Hemidesmus indicus	varnya, rakta-shodhana (blood purifier), anti-Pitta
Licorice (Yashtimadhu) Yaṣṭimadhu / Madhuka	Glycyrrhiza glabra	varnya, anti-tyrosinase / brightening, anti-inflammatory
Sandalwood (Chandana) Candana	Santalum album	varnya (complexion-promoting), refrigerant, anti-Pitta
Rakta-Chandana (Red Sandalwood) Rakta-candana	Pterocarpus santalinus	complexion-imparting, anti-Pitta, blood-purifier
Padmaka (Himalayan Wild Cherry) Padmaka	Prunus cerasoides	varnya, anti-Vyanga, Pitta-pacifying
Kashmari (Gambhari) Kāśmarī / Gambhārī	Gmelina arborea	Dashamula component, anti-Pitta
Madhuka-pushpa (Mahua Flower) Madhūka-puṣpa	Madhuca longifolia (flower)	cooling face-lepa, rasayana
Vetiver / Khus (Ushira) Uśīra	Vetiveria zizanioides (Chrysopogon zizanioides)	varnya, refrigerant, fragrance