Kola (Indian Jujube)

Kola / Badara कोल / बदर

Ziziphus mauritiana · Rhamnaceae

tree fruitseed shita cultivated
Kola (Indian Jujube)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa
madhura · kashaya— tastes at first contact
Guna
guru · snigdha— qualities
Virya
shita— potency (cooling)
Vipaka
madhura— post-digestive effect
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

V
Vata
pacifies
P
Pitta
pacifies
K
Kapha
aggravates
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

Vata-pacifyingrasayanaudvartana component

Indian jujube. Seed used in Kolakulathadi Choornam (Kerala udvartana). Different from Badara = Indian plum.

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