Bhallatak (Bhallatak (Bhalluka, Botasthavira, Bhallata, Patali, Patha, Pattura, Kuruntika, Sakurantaka, Vikankata))
Bhallatak, botanically known as Semicarpus anacardium, is a potent Ayurvedic herb with a long history of traditional use. It is renowned for its highly caustic and vesicant (blister-forming) properties, necessitating rigorous purification (Shodhana) be...
Botanical name: Semicarpus anacardium.
Classical attributes
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- Vipaka: []
Dosha effects
- vata: decreasing
- kapha: decreasing
- pitta: increasing
Clinical evidence
High-quality human clinical trials, especially large-scale randomized controlled trials, are currently lacking for Semicarpus anacardium. The bulk of compelling evidence for its pharmacological activities stems from extensive pre-clinical in vitro and in vivo animal studies, indicating promising potential, but requiring further human clinical validation.
Ayurvedic karmas
- Deepana (appetizer/digestive)
- Pachana (digestive/carminative)
- Bhedana (penetrating/purgative)
- Rasayana (rejuvenative)
- Vrishya (aphrodisiac/spermatopoietic)
- Kusthaghna (anti-skin disease)
- Arshoghna (anti-hemorrhoids)
Classical clinical indications
- Skin diseases
- Hemorrhoids
- Longevity/Rejuvenation
- Weak digestion/metabolism
- Sexual debility