Kapittha

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KapitthaAPI000113Feronia limoniafruitISBN:9781514271186

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 48 g of the drug for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
amlaSour tasteC0678583
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096
amla (for unripe pulp)Sour tasteC0678583
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
guru (for unripe pulp)HeavyC0439539

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
śīta / uṣṇa (for unripe pulp)Cold/hot (for unripe pulp)

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
amla (for unripe pulp)Sour tasteC0678583

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567
pittavātaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta and vāta
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
vraṇaropakaHelps in wound healingD014945, C0043240
kaphahara (for unripe pulp)Alleviates vitiated kapha
lekhanīyaSubstances that reduce excess body tissues
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
vātalaAggravates vāta

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Kapittha


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Feronia limoniafruitThiamineISBN:9789327275590
Feronia limoniafruitRiboflavinISBN:9789327275590
Feronia limoniafruitStearic acidISBN:9770972795006
Feronia limoniafruitStigmasterolISBN:9770972795006
Feronia limoniafruitCitric acidISBN:9781514271186
Feronia limoniafruitbeta-CaroteneISBN:9789327275590
Feronia limoniafruit2,6-Dimethoxy-1,4-benzoquinoneISBN:9788172362300
Feronia limoniafruitXanthotoxolISBN:9788185042138
Feronia limoniafruitMarminISBN:9788185042138
Feronia limoniafruitUmbelliferoneISBN:9788185042138
Feronia limoniafruitScoparoneISBN:9788185042138
Feronia limoniafruitMethoxsalenISBN:9788185042138
Feronia limoniafruitIsoimperatorinISBN:9788185042138
Feronia limoniafruitDictamnineISBN:9788185042138
Feronia limoniafruitIsopimpinellinISBN:9788185042138
Feronia limoniafruitAcidissimininISBN:9770972795006
Feronia limoniafruitAcidissiminolISBN:9770972795006
Feronia limoniafruitN-[2-(4-Hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]benzamideISBN:9770972795006

Therapeutic uses associated with Kapittha


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
KapitthadyspneaśvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Kapitthahiccup hikkāIMPPAT3_TPUID000726D006606, C0019521, MD11.6
Kapitthasprue unripe-grahaṇī rogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001314C0205707, DA96.0Z
Kapitthalack of digestive poweragnimāndyaIMPPAT3_TPUID000855C0232459, SM3B