Candraśūra

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
CandraśūraAPI000019Lepidium sativumseedISBN:9788190115131

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 3-6 g of the drug in powder form


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
rūkṣaDryC0205222
tīkṣṇaSharp and swift

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
uṣṇaHotD006358, C2350229

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
balapuṣṭivivardhanaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
vātaśleṣmaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta and kapha/śleṣma

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Candraśūra


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Lepidium sativumseedD-GlucoseISBN:9780387706375
Lepidium sativumseedD-GalactoseISBN:9780387706375
Lepidium sativumseedL-RhamnoseISBN:9780387706375
Lepidium sativumseedbeta-SitosterolISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedalpha-CaroteneISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130
Lepidium sativumseedRiboflavinISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedNicotinic acidISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedPalmitic acidISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedStearic acidISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedOleic acidISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedLinolenic acidISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedLinoleic acidISBN:9770972795006
Lepidium sativumseedArachidic acidISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedDocosanoic acidISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedTetracosanoic acidISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130
Lepidium sativumseedL-ArabinoseISBN:9780387706375
Lepidium sativumseedSinapic acidISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130, ISBN:9789327275590
Lepidium sativumseedPhenylacetonitrileISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedBenzyl isothiocyanateISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseed{[(E)-(2-phenyl-1-{[3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]sulfanyl}ethylidene)amino]oxy}sulfonic acidISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9789327275590
Lepidium sativumseedSinapineISBN:9788171360536
Lepidium sativumseedUric acidISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9789327275590
Lepidium sativumseed4-MethylquinolineISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130
Lepidium sativumseed1,3-DibenzylureaISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130
Lepidium sativumseedN,N'-DibenzylthioureaISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130

Therapeutic uses associated with Candraśūra


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
CandraśūradiarrheaatisāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000416D003967, C0011991, DOID:13250, ME05.1
Candraśūrahiccup hikkāIMPPAT3_TPUID000726D006606, C0019521, MD11.6
Candraśūragout vātaraktaIMPPAT3_TPUID000662D006073, C0018099, DOID:13189, FA25