Darbha

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
DarbhaAPI000336Imperata cylindricarootISBN:9788190115162

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 10-20 g for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
śītaColdD003080, C0009264

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
mūtravirecanīyaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
stanyajanakaGalactagogueD056669, C2717873
tṛṣṇā nigrahaṇaQuenches excessive thirstD059606, C0085602, MG43.0
kuṣṭhaghnaDermatologic agentD003879, C0011625
dāha praśamanaAlleviates burning sensationC0085624, ME65.0
vamanopagaEmeticD004639, C0013973


Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Darbha


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Imperata cylindricarootTriterpenoidsISBN:9788190115162
Imperata cylindricarootSimiarenolISBN:9788190115162
Imperata cylindricarootArundoinISBN:9788190115162
Imperata cylindricarootCylindrinISBN:9788190115162

Therapeutic uses associated with Darbha


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
DarbhadysuriamūtrakṛcchraIMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
Darbhaurinary calculi/urolithiasis aśmarīIMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
Darbhaurinary retention mūtrāghātaIMPPAT3_TPUID001450D016055, C0080274, MF50.3
Darbhabladder pain bastiśūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID000196C0232849
Darbhathirst tṛṣṇāIMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Darbhapain dāhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Darbhauterine diseases raktapradaraIMPPAT3_TPUID001468D014591, C0042131, DOID:345, GA1Y
Darbhableeding hemorrhoids raktārśaIMPPAT3_TPUID000198C0265031, DB60.Z
Darbhaleukorrhea pradaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000876D007973, C0023533, DOID:3766, MF3A
Darbhableeds profusely raktapittaIMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
Darbhafever jvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Darbhaerysipelas visarpaIMPPAT3_TPUID000544D004886, C0014733, DOID:11330, 1B70.0
Darbhaconjunctivitis due to vitiated pitta pittabhiṣyandaIMPPAT3_TPUID000346D003231, C0009763, 9A60