Mukha-saundaryakara Lepa · मुख-सौन्दर्यकर लेप
general dullness; uneven complexion.
Dadima-kanda (Pomegranate Stem)
Dāḍima-kāṇḍa दाडिम-काण्ड
Punica granatum (stem) · Lythraceae
tree stemtwig shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- kashaya · amla— 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
astringentanti-microbial face lepa
Pomegranate stem. Astringent. Component of Mukha-Saundaryakara (Sushruta Cikitsa 25.21).