Pattanga (Sappan Wood)

Pattaṅga पत्तङ्ग

Caesalpinia sappan · Fabaceae

Common: Sappan wood

tree heartwood shita cultivated
Pattanga (Sappan Wood)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa
kashaya— tastes at first contact
Guna
laghu · ruksha— qualities
Virya
shita— potency (cooling)
Vipaka
katu— post-digestive effect
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

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