Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Indian Sarsaparilla (Sariva)
Sārivā सारिवा
Hemidesmus indicus · Apocynaceae
Common: Indian sarsaparilla · Anantamool
creeper root shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- guru · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
varnyarakta-shodhana (blood purifier)anti-Pittarefrigerant
One of the Varnya 10. The root is sweet-bitter and contains 2-hydroxy-4-methoxy benzaldehyde as its principal aromatic — vanilla-coumarin-like character. Used in face oils (Sarivadi gana), summer body oils, and as an internal blood-purifying Rasayana.
The “two Sarivas”: Charaka cites Shveta (white) Sariva = Hemidesmus indicus; Krishna (black) Sariva = Ichnocarpus frutescens or Cryptolepis buchananii. Cosmetically interchangeable.
Used in 8 recipes
Candanādi Taila · चन्दनादि तैल
summer abhyanga; Pitta-prakriti.
Daśāṅga Lepa · दशाङ्ग लेप
urticaria; swelling.
Kuṅkumādi Taila · कुङ्कुमादि तैल
Vyanga (melasma); uneven complexion.
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Nīlībhṛṅgādi Kerā Taila · नीलीभृङ्गादि केरा तैल
premature greying; hair-blackening.
Piṇḍa Taila · पिण्ड तैल
gout; joint inflammation.
Vibhītaka Taila (Palita-hara) · विभीतक तैल
obstinate premature greying; hair-thickening.