Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Guduci (Tinospora)
Guḍūcī गुडूची
Tinospora cordifolia · Menispermaceae
Common: Heart-leaved moonseed · Giloy
creeper stem ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · kashaya · madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
rasayanaanti-inflammatoryAmrita (nectar of immortality)
Amrita — ‘nectar of immortality’. The premier immune-modulating rasayana. Cosmetic use: in anti-aging body oils and as internal Rasayana.