Mashaparni (Wild Black Gram)
Māṣaparṇī माषपर्णी
Teramnus labialis · Fabaceae
creeper whole plantroot shita wild-abundant
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · tikta— 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
Vata-Pitta pacifyingrasayana
Wild black gram. Component of Kakolyadi-gana rejuvenation group.