Madhuka-pushpa (Mahua Flower)
Madhūka-puṣpa मधूक-पुष्प
Madhuca longifolia (flower) · Sapotaceae
tree flower shita cultivated
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
↑aggravates
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
cooling face-leparasayana
Mahua flower (Madhuca longifolia). Sweet, cooling. Component of Sarivadi cooling face group.