Elādi Cūrṇa · एलादि चूर्ण
pimples; rash.
Padmaka (Himalayan Wild Cherry)
Padmaka पद्मक
Prunus cerasoides · Rosaceae
Common: Himalayan wild cherry · Bird cherry
tree heartwood shita wild-vulnerable
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
varnyaanti-VyangaPitta-pacifyingwound-healing
One of the Varnya 10. The heartwood is rich in kaempferol, prunetin, cyanidin glycosides — anti-inflammatory + tyrosinase-inhibitory.
⚠️ Some North-Indian lineages identify Padmaka with lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) rather than wild cherry. The Charaka-tradition Padmaka is unambiguously the cherry-wood. The Padma referred to in lotus-flower contexts is a separate ingredient.
Used in 6 recipes
Padmakādi Lepa · पद्मकादि लेप
dullness; minor pigmentation.
Candanādi Taila · चन्दनादि तैल
summer abhyanga; Pitta-prakriti.
Kuṅkumādi Taila · कुङ्कुमादि तैल
Vyanga (melasma); uneven complexion.
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).
Safety flags
- Botanical identity contested — *Prunus cerasoides* in Charaka context; some lineages use lotus (*Nelumbo*) — verify with vaidya