Kuṅkumādi Lepa · कुङ्कुमादि लेप
Vyanga; dark circles.
Beeswax (Madhuchchhishta)
Madhucchiṣṭha / Siktha मधूच्छिष्ट / सिक्थ
animal-product beeswax, yellow unbleached shita
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- guru · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
thickener for balmsemollientskin barrier sealer
Beeswax (Siktha) is used in classical cracked-heel balms (Sushruta Cikitsa 20.12) and in lip-care preparations. As thickener it solidifies otherwise-liquid Tailas into ointments. Use yellow unbleached beeswax for cosmetic grade.
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Pādadārī Lepa · पाददारी लेप
Pada-dari (cracked heels); fissured skin.
Piṇḍa Taila · पिण्ड तैल
gout; joint inflammation.
Candanādi Oṣṭha-lepa · चन्दनादि ओष्ठ-लेप
inflamed lips; pigmented lips.
Hasta-snehana Taila · हस्त-स्नेहन तैल
dry hands; cracked knuckles.
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).
Oṣṭha-rakṣaka Lepa · ओष्ठ-रक्षक लेप
chapped lips; Vata lip dryness.