Rock salt (Saindhava)
The best salt in Ayurveda; balancing, least aggravating to pitta.
reduces Vataneutral for Pittaneutral for Kapha
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): salty
- Virya (energy): heating
- Guna (qualities): light
Classical sources
- Charaka Samhita — Sutrasthana 27 — Aharayogi varga
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