Kamala (Mallotus)
Kampillaka कम्पिल्लक
Mallotus philippensis · Euphorbiaceae
Common: Kampillaka · Kamala (powder)
tree fruit-hair powder ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- katu · 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-parasiticskin-coloring red
Mallotus philippensis — red fruit-hair powder. Anti-parasitic. Used in Charaka Aragvadhiya lepas.