Katphala (Box Myrtle)
Kaṭphala कट्फल
Myrica esculenta · Myricaceae
tree bark ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- katu · 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-Kaphaanti-fatastringent
Box myrtle bark. Anti-Kapha + astringent. Component of Rodhradi and Lakshadi ganas.