Kulattha (Horse-Gram)

Kulattha कुलत्थ

Macrotyloma uniflorum · Fabaceae

creeper seed ushna cultivated
Kulattha (Horse-Gram)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa
kashaya · katu— tastes at first contact
Guna
laghu · ruksha · tikshna— qualities
Virya
ushna— potency (heating)
Vipaka
katu— post-digestive effect
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

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

Functions

weight reductionfat-mobilisingKapha-pacifying

Horse-gram. Hot, dry, Kapha-pacifying. Component of Kolakulathadi Choornam (Kerala fat-reducing udvartana).

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