Elavaluka (Wild Cherry Bark)
Elavāluka एलवालुक
Prunus avium / Prunus cerasoides bark · Rosaceae
tree bark shita wild-abundant
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
refrigerantfragrance
Wild cherry bark. Cooling, aromatic.