Karpūra

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KarpūraAPI000511Cinnamomum camphoramixedISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 125 to 375 mg


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

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

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

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

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
cakṣuṣyaBeneficial for eye healthC0973585
durgandhanāśakaDeodorantD003836, C0011468, XE1B1
hŕdyaCardiotonic agentD002316, C0007209, XM91S1
lekhanīyaSubstances that reduce excess body tissues
madakārīCauses intoxicationC0728899, 6C4G.3
medhyaNootropic agentD018697, C0242913
pācanaDigestive stimulantD005765, C0012237
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas
vedanasthāpakaAnalgesicD000700, C0002771, XM4KS4
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567

Therapeutic uses associated with Karpūra


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Karpūraabdominal bloatingādhmāna (flatulance with gurgling sound)IMPPAT3_TPUID000007C1291077
Karpūralack of digestive power agnimāndya (digestive impairment)IMPPAT3_TPUID000855C0232459, SM3B
Karpūrarheumatoid arthritis amavāta(rheumatism)IMPPAT3_TPUID001228D001172, C0003873, DOID:7148, FA20
Karpūraanorexia aruci (tastelessness)IMPPAT3_TPUID000089D000855, C1971624, DOID:8689, MG43.7
Karpūradiarrhea atisāra (diarrhoea)IMPPAT3_TPUID000416D003967, C0011991, DOID:13250, ME05.1
Karpūrapain dāha (burning sensation)IMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Karpūraperiodontitis dantapūya (pyorrhoea)IMPPAT3_TPUID001118D010518, C0031099, DOID:824, DA0C
Karpūratoothachedantašūla (toothache)IMPPAT3_TPUID001407D014098, C0040460, DA0A.Y
Karpūrarhinitis jirnapratišyāya (chronic sinusitis)IMPPAT3_TPUID001229D012220, C0035455, DOID:4483, CA09.0
Karpūraantipruritics kandu (itching)IMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Karpūrapharyngitis kanṭharoga (disease of throat)IMPPAT3_TPUID001127D010612, C0031350, DOID:2275, CA02.Z
Karpūracough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Karpūrainfertility, male klaibya (male impotence)IMPPAT3_TPUID000808D007248, C0021364, DOID:12336, GB04
Karpūraanthelmintics krmi (helminthiasis/worm infestation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Karpūraskin diseases kušṭha (diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Karpūraanti-obesity agents medoroga (obesity)IMPPAT3_TPUID000103D019440, C0376607, 5B81
Karpūrachest pain pārśvašūla(intercoastal neuralgia and pleurodynia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000292D002637, C0008031, MD30.Z
Karpūraarthritis sandhišūla (joint pain)IMPPAT3_TPUID000160D001168, C0003864, DOID:848, FA2Z
Karpūradyspnea svāsa (dyspnoea/asthma)IMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Karpūrathirst tṛṣṇā (thirst)IMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Karpūraskin diseases tvakroga (skin diseases)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Karpūraeczema vicarcikā (eczema)IMPPAT3_TPUID000509D004485, C0013595
Karpūrapoisoning viṣavikāra(disorders due to poison)IMPPAT3_TPUID001143D011041, NE6Z
Karpūraacute gastroenteritis visūcikā(gastro-enteritis with piercing pain)IMPPAT3_TPUID000041C0267446, 1A40
Karpūrakidney diseases vṛkkaroga (renal disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000850D007674, C0022658, DOID:557, GC2Z