Keśa-prakṣālana Cūrṇa · केश-प्रक्षालन चूर्ण
daily hair washing; anti-dandruff.
Shikakai (Acacia)
Śikākāī शिकाकाई
Acacia concinna · Fabaceae
Common: Shikakai · Soap-pod
creeper pod ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- kashaya · katu · tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
natural shampoo (saponins)anti-dandruffscalp-cleansing
Acacia concinna pod. Natural saponin source. The classical Indian shampoo. pH ~6, hair-friendly. Mixed with Reetha (Sapindus) and Triphala for a complete shampoo powder (Recipe HE1).