Śirīṣādi Daurgandhya-nāśaka Lepa · शिरीषादि दौर्गन्ध्य-नाशक लेप
body odour; underarm fetor.
Shirisha (Albizia)
Śirīṣa शिरीष
Albizia lebbeck · Fabaceae
tree barkflower anushna-ashita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · katu · kashaya · madhura— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- anushna-ashita— potency (neutral)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-toxicanti-itchdeodorantcomplexion-promoting
Albizia lebbeck. Anti-toxic + deodorising; component of Charaka’s body-odour lepa (Sutra 3.29).