Valaka (Sweet Vetiver-Relative)
Vālaka वालक
Pavonia odorata · Malvaceae
herb root shita cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- madhura · tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · snigdha— qualities
- Virya
- shita— potency (cooling)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
·neutral
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
refrigerantaromatic
Often used interchangeably with Hribera. Cooling, fragrant; used in face oil and Anulepa preparations.