Padmakādi Lepa · पद्मकादि लेप
dullness; minor pigmentation.
Lotus (Padma)
Padma पद्म
Nelumbo nucifera · Nelumbonaceae
creeper flowerstamensrhizomefilaments 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-Pittacomplexionfragrance
Sacred lotus. Flowers, stamens (Padma-keshara), and rhizomes all used. Cooling, Pitta-pacifying, used in summer face oils and Vyanga-hara Ghrita (Sushruta Cikitsa 25.20 calls for lotus filaments).
Used in 4 recipes
Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Candanādi Taila · चन्दनादि तैल
summer abhyanga; Pitta-prakriti.
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).