Saurāṣṭra-Lodhrādi Lepa · सौराष्ट्र-लोध्रादि लेप
oily skin; enlarged pores.
Lodhra (Lodh tree)
Lodhra लोध्र
Symplocos racemosa · Symplocaceae
Common: Lodh tree · Symplocos bark
tree bark shita wild-vulnerable
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- 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
astringentanti-acnecomplexion-improvingpore-tightening
The premier astringent face-lepa herb. Used in virtually every Sushruta and Charaka face preparation for oily/acne skin. Yuvana-pidaka lepa (acne treatment) namesake. Mature bark from 5+ year old trees.
Used in 12 recipes
Yauvana-piḍaka Lepa · यौवन-पिडक लेप
Yuvana-pidaka (acne); pustules.
Candanādi Taila · चन्दनादि तैल
summer abhyanga; Pitta-prakriti.
Patrādi Anulepa · पत्रादि अनुलेप
body fragrance; underarm odour.
Tridoṣa-hara Udvartana · त्रिदोषहर उद्वर्तन
daily soap replacement; skin brightening.
Kastūryādi Cūrṇa · कस्तूर्यादि चूर्ण
luxury body care; complexion enhancement.
Kuṅkumādi Taila · कुङ्कुमादि तैल
Vyanga (melasma); uneven complexion.
Nīlībhṛṅgādi Kerā Taila · नीलीभृङ्गादि केरा तैल
premature greying; hair-blackening.
Padmakādi Lepa · पद्मकादि लेप
dullness; minor pigmentation.
Śirīṣādi Daurgandhya-nāśaka Lepa · शिरीषादि दौर्गन्ध्य-नाशक लेप
body odour; underarm fetor.
Triphalādi Rūkṣa Udvartana · त्रिफलादि रूक्ष उद्वर्तन
weight reduction; cellulite.
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).