Kataka

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KatakaAPI000278Strychnos potatorumseedISBN:9788190115155

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 3-6 gm


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
guruHeavyC0439539
śītaColdD003080, C0009264

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
cakṣuṣyaBeneficial for eye healthC0973585
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
śleṣmaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha/śleṣma
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
pittavardhakaAggravates pitta
āśu dṛṣṭiprasādakṛt (kāśyapa)Provides immediate benefits to eyeC0973585
jala prasādakaraImproves water qualityD060753, C0597680

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Kataka


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Strychnos potatorumseedbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788185042084
Strychnos potatorumseedStigmasterolISBN:9788185042084
Strychnos potatorumseedD-MannoseISBN:9788172361150
Strychnos potatorumseed1-[(12S,13R,14R,19R,21S)-14-hydroxy-15-oxa-1,11-diazahexacyclo[16.3.1.04,12.04,21.05,10.013,19]docosa-5,7,9,17-tetraen-11-yl]ethanoneISBN:9788172363093
Strychnos potatorumseedOleanolic acidISBN:9780387706375
Strychnos potatorumseedStrychnineISBN:9780387706375
Strychnos potatorumseedAngustineISBN:9788172363093
Strychnos potatorumseedBrucineISBN:9780387706375
Strychnos potatorumseed(10S,22R,23R,24S)-4-methyl-9-oxa-4,13-diazahexacyclo[11.6.5.01,24.06,22.010,23.014,19]tetracosa-6,14,16,18-tetraene-12,20-dioneISBN:9780387706375
Strychnos potatorumseedNovacineISBN:9780387706375

Therapeutic uses associated with Kataka


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
KatakadysuriamūtrakṛcchraIMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
Katakaurinary calculi/urolithiasis mūtrāśmarīIMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
Katakaanthelmintics kṛmiIMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Katakaanorexia aruciIMPPAT3_TPUID000089D000855, C1971624, DOID:8689, MG43.7
Katakathirst tṛṣṇāIMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Katakasour, one among six tastes á£laIMPPAT3_TPUID001299
Katakaeye diseases netrarogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000561D005128, C0015397, DOID:5614, 9E1Z
Katakaurinary calculi/urolithiasis śarkaramehaIMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
Katakaconjunctivitis due to vitiated blood rakta abhiṣyandaIMPPAT3_TPUID000345
Katakadiabetes mellitus pramehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Katakascorpion venoms vṛścika viṣaIMPPAT3_TPUID001254D012604, C0036450, XM9DM8
Katakaepilepsy apasmāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000537D004827, C0014544, DOID:1826, 8A6Z