Ashvattha (Peepal)

Aśvattha अश्वत्थ

Ficus religiosa · Moraceae

tree bark shita cultivated
Ashvattha (Peepal)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa
kashaya— tastes at first contact
Guna
guru · ruksha— qualities
Virya
shita— potency (cooling)
Vipaka
katu— post-digestive effect
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
pacifies
K
Kapha
pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

Kshira-vriksha

Sacred peepal / Bodhi tree. Kshira-vriksha bark.

Used in 5 recipes