Saptaparna (Dita)

Saptaparṇa सप्तपर्ण

Alstonia scholaris · Apocynaceae

Common: Dita · Blackboard tree

tree bark ushna cultivated
Saptaparna (Dita)

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
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

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

Functions

anti-microbialanti-Kushthawound-healing

Dita bark / blackboard tree. Used in anti-Kushtha decoctions and external lepas.

Used in 2 recipes