Palita-hara Taila · पलितहर तैल
premature greying; Palita (hair-greying reversal).
Arjuna (Terminalia arjuna)
Arjuna अर्जुन
Terminalia arjuna · Combretaceae
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
astringentcardio-tonic (internal)anti-greying hair (external)
Arjuna bark. Astringent + tannin-rich. Used externally in Sushruta’s iron-pot anti-greying oils (Cikitsa 25.18). Component of anti-greying hair oils.