Mukha-saundaryakara Lepa · मुख-सौन्दर्यकर लेप
general dullness; uneven complexion.
Amra-tvak (Mango Bark)
Āmra-tvak आम्र-त्वक्
Mangifera indica (bark) · Anacardiaceae
tree bark shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
astringent face-lepacomplexion-promoting
Mango bark. Astringent + tannin-rich. Component of the Mukha-Saundaryakara lepa (Sushruta Cikitsa 25.21).