Rasāñjana Añjana · रसाञ्जन अञ्जन
daily Anjana; eye-cosmetic kohl.
Daru-Haridra (Tree Turmeric)
Dāruharidrā दारुहरिद्रा
Berberis aristata · Berberidaceae
Common: Tree turmeric · Indian barberry
shrub rootstem ushna wild-abundant
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-microbial (berberine)anti-KushthaRasanjana base
Berberis aristata — Indian barberry. Heartwood is high in berberine, anti-microbial. The source of Rasanjana. Used in face lepas and anti-acne preparations.
Used in 10 recipes
Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Daśāṅga Lepa · दशाङ्ग लेप
urticaria; swelling.
Lākṣādi Lepa · लाक्षादि लेप
post-acne marks; scarring.
Mahānīla Ghṛta · महानील घृत
severe Kushtha — incurable form; Shvitra (leucoderma).
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Nīlībhṛṅgādi Kerā Taila · नीलीभृङ्गादि केरा तैल
premature greying; hair-blackening.
Nīla Ghṛta · नील घृत
severe Kushtha; Shvitra (leucoderma) — repigmentation.
Vajraka Taila · वज्रक तैल
Kushtha; malignant ulcers.
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).