Overview

Musk is one of the herbs traditionally used in Ayurveda for weakness & debility. Musk (Kasturi) is the rutting-season secretion of the Himalayan deer, Ushna and Tikshna, a fierce cardiac and nervine tonic for Hridroga, epilepsy, and Vata collapse.

How Musk Helps with Weakness & Debility

According to Ayurvedic pharmacology, Musk has specific properties that make it valuable for addressing weakness & debility:

Potency (Virya): Ushna (hot)
Post-digestive (Vipaka): Katu (pungent)
Taste (Rasa): Tikta (bitter), Katu (pungent)
Qualities (Guna): Laghu (light), Tikshna (sharp), Snigdha (unctuous)

Other Herbs for Weakness & Debility

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Abhrak Mica (complex aluminium silicate)

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Almond Prunus amygdalus Batsch.

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Aloe Vera Aloe barbadensis Mill. (Syn. A. vera Tourn. ex Linn.)

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Amla Emblica officinalis

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Arka Holostemma rheedianum Spreng.

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Ashoka Saraca indica

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Ashwagandha Withania somnifera dunal

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Bada Gokhru Pedalium murex Linn.

See all herbs for weakness & debility on the Weakness & Debility page.

▶ Classical Text References (3 sources)

Hridroga (heart diseases)
Unmada (insanity/psychosis)
Apasmara (epilepsy)
Visha (poisoning)
Netra Roga (eye diseases)
Jwara (fever)
Kasa (cough)

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 1

Then fine powder of Saffron and kasthuri (musk) is applied.
— Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Ritucharya adhyaya Seasonal

Source: Astanga Hridaya Sutrasthan, Ritucharya adhyaya Seasonal

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), banana (Musa paradisiaca), Amalaki (Emblica officinalis), grapes, mildly sour, sweet, and cool substances, musk, sandalwood, garlands, and camphor anointing are recommended.
— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 84: Diet for Pregnant Women (Garbhini Pathyapathyam)

Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), banana (Musa paradisiaca), Amalaki (Emblica officinalis), grapes, mildly sour, sweet, and cool substances, musk, sandalwood, garlands, and camphor anointing are recommended.
— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 73: Diet for Pregnant Women (Garbhini Pathyapathyam)

Source: Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 84: Diet for Pregnant Women (Garbhini Pathyapathyam); Parishishtam, Chapter 73: Diet for Pregnant Women (Garbhini Pathyapathyam)

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