Priyangu (Beauty-Berry)

Priyaṅgu प्रियङ्गु

Callicarpa macrophylla · Lamiaceae

tree flowerfruit shita wild-abundant
Priyangu (Beauty-Berry)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

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

Dosha effect

V
Vata
pacifies
P
Pitta
pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

refrigerantcomplexion-improvingastringent

The beauty-berry tree. Flowers and fruits used in cooling face lepas and Priyangvadi-gana preparations.

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