Sallaki (Boswellia)
Sallakī सल्लकी
Boswellia serrata · Burseraceae
tree resin ushna wild-vulnerable
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— 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-inflammatoryfragrance
Indian frankincense resin (Boswellia serrata) — same plant as Kunduruka. Boswellic-acid-rich anti-inflammatory.