Tuvaraka (Chaulmoogra)

Tuvaraka तुवरक

Hydnocarpus laurifolia / H. wightiana · Achariaceae

Common: Chaulmoogra

tree seed (oil) ushna wild-vulnerable

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa: katu · tikta · kashaya— tastes at first contact
Guna: laghu · ushna · tikshna— qualities
Virya: ushna— potency (heating)
Vipaka: katu— post-digestive effect

The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

Vata

·neutral

Pitta

↑aggravates

Kapha

↓pacifies

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

Functions

historic leprosy cureanti-Kushthaanti-microbial

Chaulmoogra. Seed oil was the historic mainstream leprosy treatment before sulphones (1940s). High in hydnocarpic acid + chaulmoogric acid. Cosmetic concentration ≤ 5 %.