Payasya (Vidari / Indian Kudzu)
Payasyā / Vidārī पयस्या / विदारी
Pueraria tuberosa · Fabaceae
Common: Indian kudzu · Kshira-vidari · Vidari
creeper tuber shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- guru · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↑aggravates
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
varnyarasayanaphyto-oestrogenicVayasthapana
One of the Varnya 10 and one of the cosmetic-relevant substitutes for the extinct Astavarga. Phyto-oestrogenic, anti-aging.