Kastūryādi Cūrṇa · कस्तूर्यादि चूर्ण
luxury body care; complexion enhancement.
Padma-keshara (Lotus Stamens)
Padma-keśara पद्म-केसर
Nelumbo nucifera (stamens) · Nelumbonaceae
creeper stamens shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— 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
complexion-improvinghaemostaticanti-Pitta
Lotus stamens. Specifically named in Sushruta Vyanga-hara Ghrita (Cikitsa 25.20). Cooling, astringent, complexion-promoting.
Used in 2 recipes
Kuṅkumādi Taila · कुङ्कुमादि तैल
Vyanga (melasma); uneven complexion.