Kutannata (Oroxylum)
Kuṭannaṭa कुटन्नट
Oroxylum indicum (bark) · Bignoniaceae
tree bark ushna wild-abundant
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- 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
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-fatastringent
Oroxylum (broken-bones tree) bark. Different from Shyonaka (root). Component of Rodhradi gana.