Rasot

Sanskrit: रसौत • Botanical: Extract of Indian Berberis (Extractum Berberis)

Rasaut is a concentrated aqueous extract of Daruharidra bark — the bark is boiled in water repeatedly and concentrated into a paste. Used topically for eye diseases (applied as Anjana) and as an anti-infective. The yellow color is from Berberine. Important traditional preparation.

Ayurvedic Properties

Taste (Rasa)
Intensely bitter (Tikta)
Quality (Guna)
Laghu, Ruksha
Potency (Virya)
Ushna
Key Constituents
Concentrated Berberine. Loturine 0.2%, Lotoridine 0.1%, Colloturine 0.02%, Sodium carbonate. Yellow color from Berberine.

What is Rasaut / Rasot?

Rasaut is a concentrated aqueous extract of Daruharidra bark — the bark is boiled in water repeatedly and concentrated into a paste. Used topically for eye diseases (applied as Anjana) and as an anti-infective. The yellow color is from Berberine. Important traditional preparation.

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 1

Therapeutic Actions (Karma)

  • Netra Roga hara (eye diseases — prime use)
  • Raktashodhaka (blood purifier)
  • Kushtha hara

Source: Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Varga 1

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