Danta-mañjana Cūrṇa · दन्त-मञ्जन चूर्ण
daily tooth care; fresh breath.
Saindhava (Rock Salt)
Saindhava सैन्धव
Halite (rock salt) · —
Common: Rock salt · Himalayan pink salt
salt rock salt shita wild-abundant
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- lavana · madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
tridoshic salttooth powderface packs
Pink Himalayan rock salt. The only tridoshic salt in Ayurveda. Used in tooth powders, foot-balms (Sushruta Cikitsa 20.12), acne lepas (Sushruta Cikitsa 20.22).
Used in 6 recipes
Kola-kulathādi Cūrṇa · कोल-कुलथादि चूर्ण
weight reduction; obesity.
Taila-Saindhava Gaṇḍūṣa · तैल-सैन्धव गण्डूष
gum strengthening; halitosis.
Triphalādi Rūkṣa Udvartana · त्रिफलादि रूक्ष उद्वर्तन
weight reduction; cellulite.
Oṣṭha-rakṣaka Lepa · ओष्ठ-रक्षक लेप
chapped lips; Vata lip dryness.
Yauvana-piḍaka Lepa · यौवन-पिडक लेप
Yuvana-pidaka (acne); pustules.