Sarjarasa (Sal Resin)

Sarjarasa सर्जरस

Vateria indica / Shorea robusta · Dipterocarpaceae

resin resin shita wild-abundant

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa: tikta · kashaya— tastes at first contact
Guna: laghu · ruksha— qualities
Virya: shita— potency (cooling)
Vipaka: katu— post-digestive effect

The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

Vata

·neutral

Pitta

↓pacifies

Kapha

↓pacifies

pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

fragrance fixativeanti-microbialwound-balm component

White dammar / sal resin. Used as fragrance fixative in Eladi preparations and as thickener / sealing agent in cracked-foot balms (Sushruta Cikitsa 20.12).

Used in 1 recipe

balm Pada-Dari Balm (Cracked-heel balm)

Pādadārī Lepa · पाददारी लेप

feet

Pada-dari (cracked heels); fissured skin.

vata