Kola-kulathādi Cūrṇa · कोल-कुलथादि चूर्ण
weight reduction; obesity.
Vacha (Sweet Flag)
Vacā वचा
Acorus calamus · Acoraceae
Common: Sweet flag · Calamus
herb rhizome ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- katu · tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha · tikshna— 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
anti-pimplenervineanti-itch
Sweet flag / Acorus. Classical use in Yuvana-pidaka (acne) lepa (Sushruta Cikitsa 20.22 — “Vacha + Lodhra + Saindhava + Sarshapa”). Also nervine, brain tonic, used in baby care.
⚠️ Contains β-asarone, restricted in EU at ≤ 0.5 % in cosmetics. Modern formulations limit Vacha to ≤ 1 g per 100 g formula, or substitute with Tagara (Valeriana wallichii) which is structurally similar but β-asarone-free.
Used in 4 recipes
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).
Yauvana-piḍaka Lepa · यौवन-पिडक लेप
Yuvana-pidaka (acne); pustules.
Safety flags
- β-asarone — EU restriction ≤ 0.5 %
- Limit topical use