Mahānīla Ghṛta · महानील घृत
severe Kushtha — incurable form; Shvitra (leucoderma).
Aragvadha (Golden Shower)
Āragvadha आरग्वध
Cassia fistula · Fabaceae
Common: Golden shower · Indian laburnum · Amaltas
tree pod pulpbarkleaves shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- guru · snigdha · mridu— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
mild purgativeanti-Kushthaanti-itchwound-cleansing
Golden shower tree / purging cassia. Namesake of Charaka’s Aragvadhiya chapter (Sutra 3) which gives 32 lepas. Mild purgative internally; anti-Kushtha externally.
Used in 3 recipes
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Nīla Ghṛta · नील घृत
severe Kushtha; Shvitra (leucoderma) — repigmentation.