Vidari (Indian Kudzu)

Vidārī विदारी

Pueraria tuberosa · Fabaceae

creeper tuber shita cultivated
Vidari (Indian Kudzu)

Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology

Rasa
madhura— tastes at first contact
Guna
guru · snigdha— qualities
Virya
shita— potency (cooling)
Vipaka
madhura— post-digestive effect
MadhuraAmlaLavanaKatuTiktaKashaya
The six classical tastes (Ṣaḍ-rasa)

Dosha effect

V
Vata
pacifies
P
Pitta
pacifies
K
Kapha
aggravates
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)

Functions

phyto-oestrogenic rasayanaVayasthapanaAstavarga substitute

Indian kudzu tuber. Phyto-oestrogenic; classical Astavarga substitute for Riddhi + Vriddhi. Same as Payasya in the Varnya context.

Used in 2 recipes