Samudra-phena (Cuttlebone)
Samudra-phena समुद्र-फेन
Sepia officinalis cuttlebone · —
animal-product cuttlebone, calcined shita wild-abundant
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- lavana · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
abrasive cleanserwound-cleansing
Cuttlefish bone. Calcium carbonate + chitin. Used as mild abrasive in face packs (Sushruta uses it for Vyanga prep). Modern cosmetic substitute: pearl powder or chalk.