Overview
Musk is one of the herbs traditionally used in Ayurveda for heart disease. 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 Heart Disease
According to Ayurvedic pharmacology, Musk has specific properties that make it valuable for addressing heart disease:
- 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 Heart Disease
See all herbs for heart disease on the Heart Disease 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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