Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Vetiver / Khus (Ushira)
Uśīra उशीर
Vetiveria zizanioides (Chrysopogon zizanioides) · Poaceae
Common: Vetiver · Khus-khus · Khus
grass root (mature, 2-year-old) shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · madhura— 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
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
varnyarefrigerantfragranceanti-burning sensationsudorific
The cooling grass root. Ushira is the canonical Pitta-pacifying ingredient — its essential oil (khusol, vetivenes) and powder are used in summer face mists, after-sun lepas, and Pitta-prakriti body oils.
In commercial perfumery, vetiver is one of the top-5 base notes in classical chypres. In Ayurvedic cosmetics, it functions both as fragrance and as functional active (cooling, mildly anti-microbial).
Used in 13 recipes
Candanādi Taila · चन्दनादि तैल
summer abhyanga; Pitta-prakriti.
Patrādi Anulepa · पत्रादि अनुलेप
body fragrance; underarm odour.
Tridoṣa-hara Udvartana · त्रिदोषहर उद्वर्तन
daily soap replacement; skin brightening.
Daśāṅga Lepa · दशाङ्ग लेप
urticaria; swelling.
Elādi Sammārjana · एलादि सम्मार्जन
body fragrance; post-shower freshness.
Elādi Cūrṇa · एलादि चूर्ण
pimples; rash.
Anulepa Taila · अनुलेप तैल
body fragrance; fatigue removal.
Kastūryādi Cūrṇa · कस्तूर्यादि चूर्ण
luxury body care; complexion enhancement.
Kuṅkumādi Taila · कुङ्कुमादि तैल
Vyanga (melasma); uneven complexion.
Saurāṣṭra-Lodhrādi Lepa · सौराष्ट्र-लोध्रादि लेप
oily skin; enlarged pores.
Padmakādi Lepa · पद्मकादि लेप
dullness; minor pigmentation.
Śirīṣādi Daurgandhya-nāśaka Lepa · शिरीषादि दौर्गन्ध्य-नाशक लेप
body odour; underarm fetor.