Properties of the five lavaṇī plants

Five 'lavaṇī' plants growing on the seashore, glossed as silk-cotton, lentil, kachnār, pomegranate and kaṭāī, are said to remove vata, produce kapha, pitta and blood, cause wasting (śoṣa), digest with difficulty, break up urinary stones and be especially wholesome in urinary disorders. The heading says पंचलवण (five salts) but the text describes plants.