Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Trayamana (Felwort)
Trāyamāṇā त्रायमाणा
Gentiana kurroo · Gentianaceae
herb root shita wild-vulnerable
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-inflammatoryanti-Kushtha
Felwort / Indian gentian. Used in Lakshadi-gana and Mahatikta Ghrita-class preparations.
Used in 2 recipes
Tikta Sarpis · तिक्त सर्पिस्
mild Kushtha; chronic fever.