Tāmbūla · ताम्बूल
fresh breath; post-meal digestion.
Clove (Lavanga)
Lavaṅga लवङ्ग
Syzygium aromaticum · Myrtaceae
tree flower bud shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- katu— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha · tikshna— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
oral antisepticwarming aromaticTambula component
Clove buds. Used in Tambula (mouth freshener), tooth powder, oral lepa. Eugenol-rich.