Shalaparni
A Dashamula (laghu panchamula) root, sweet-bitter and heating, a nourishing tridoshic tonic especially for vata. Used for fevers, debility, cardiac weakness and dysentery.
reduces Vatareduces Pittaneutral for Kapha
Ayurvedic properties
- Rasa (taste): sweet, bitter
- Virya (energy): heating
- Vipaka (post-digestive): sweet
- Guna (qualities): heavy, unctuous
Traditionally used for
- fever
- general debility
- cardiac weakness
- dysentery
Contraindications & cautions
- heavy kapha with ama
Possible interactions
- none well documented
Evidence notes
Traditional Dashamula constituent; cardioprotective and antioxidant effects reported in animal work.
Regulatory notes
Root used within Dashamula formulations.
Classical sources
- Bhavaprakasha — Nighantu — Guduchyadi varga
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