Mahānīla Ghṛta · महानील घृत
severe Kushtha — incurable form; Shvitra (leucoderma).
Kutaja (Conessi)
Kuṭaja कुटज
Holarrhena pubescens / H. antidysenterica · Apocynaceae
Common: Conessi · Tellicherry bark
tree barkseeds shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-amoebicanti-microbialskin-disease healer
Conessi bark. Anti-amoebic + anti-microbial. Used in Kushtha-cikitsa decoctions and anti-acne face packs.
Used in 3 recipes
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Tikta Sarpis · तिक्त सर्पिस्
mild Kushtha; chronic fever.