Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Blue Water-Lily (Nilotpala)
Nīlotpala नीलोत्पल
Nymphaea stellata (= N. nouchali) · Nymphaeaceae
creeper flower shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · tikta · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- shita · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
refrigerantanti-Pittaanti-thirst
Blue water-lily. Cooling, anti-Pitta. Used in eye preparations (Anjanadi gana) and summer face packs.
Used in 4 recipes
Candanādi Taila · चन्दनादि तैल
summer abhyanga; Pitta-prakriti.
Padmakādi Lepa · पद्मकादि लेप
dullness; minor pigmentation.
Vibhītaka Taila (Palita-hara) · विभीतक तैल
obstinate premature greying; hair-thickening.