Overview
Pine Resin is one of the herbs traditionally used in Ayurveda for ear disorders. Pine Resin is Sarala, the Himalayan Chir Pine whose hot, sharp oleoresin clears Kapha-Vata. Applied to skin lesions and wounds, inhaled to expel Krimi and ear pain.
How Pine Resin Helps with Ear Disorders
According to Ayurvedic pharmacology, Pine Resin has specific properties that make it valuable for addressing ear disorders:
- 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 Ear Disorders
See all herbs for ear disorders on the Ear Disorders page.
▶ Classical Text References (2 sources)
- Kushtha (skin diseases)
- Krimi (worms/parasites)
- Kandu (itching)
- Vrana (wounds/ulcers)
- Karna Roga (ear diseases)
Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 1
A broad woolen cloth soaked in very hot water, and then sprinkled with cooling water mixed with Shrivasa (pine resin/camphor) drops (should be applied).
— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 20: Sunstroke (Anshughata)
A broad woolen cloth soaked in very hot water, and then sprinkled with cooling water mixed with Shrivasa (pine resin/camphor) drops (should be applied).
— Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 19: Sunstroke (Anshughata)
Source: Sharangadhara Samhita, Parishishtam, Chapter 20: Sunstroke (Anshughata); Parishishtam, Chapter 19: Sunstroke (Anshughata)
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