Karpāsāsthyādi Taila · कर्पासास्थ्यादि तैल
frozen shoulder; cervical spondylosis.
Rasna (Pluchea)
Rāsnā रास्ना
Pluchea lanceolata (or Alpinia galanga in S. India) · Asteraceae
herb root ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- guru— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-Vataanti-arthriticabhyanga oil component
Pluchea lanceolata in North India; Alpinia galanga in South India. Used in Vata-pacifying body oils (Karpasasthyadi, Sahacharadi).