Patola (Pointed Gourd)
Paṭola पटोल
Trichosanthes dioica · Cucurbitaceae
creeper fruitleaf ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
digestiveanti-Kushthaanti-Pitta
Pointed gourd. Bitter, anti-Kushtha. Component of Mahatikta Ghrita.