Aṇu Taila · अणु तैल
daily nasya; headache prevention.
Vidanga (False Black Pepper)
Viḍaṅga विडङ्ग
Embelia ribes · Primulaceae
creeper fruit ushna wild-vulnerable
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- katu · kashaya— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha · tikshna— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-parasiticanti-liceanti-microbial
Embelia ribes. Anti-parasitic — historically used for intestinal worms internally and scalp lice externally. Component of many anti-dandruff and anti-folliculitis preparations.
Used in 4 recipes
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Triphalādi Rūkṣa Udvartana · त्रिफलादि रूक्ष उद्वर्तन
weight reduction; cellulite.
Vajraka Taila · वज्रक तैल
Kushtha; malignant ulcers.