Kuṅkumādi Taila · कुङ्कुमादि तैल
Vyanga (melasma); uneven complexion.
Pattanga (Sappan Wood)
Pattaṅga पत्तङ्ग
Caesalpinia sappan · Fabaceae
Common: Sappan wood
tree heartwood shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- 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
red dyeanti-Vyangacomplexion-imparting
Sappan wood — red heartwood. Used in Vyanga-hara Ghrita and Vyanga lepas for the red-pigment + brightening combination.
Used in 2 recipes
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).