Kaṇṭakārī

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KaṅṭakārīAPI000038Solanum surattensewhole plantISBN:9788190115131
KaṇṭakārīAPI000525Solanum surattensewhole plantISBN:9789357373180

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 20 to 30g of the drug for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
saraInstability or mobilityC1444783

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
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
āyuṣyaLife and longevity enhancerD008136, C0023980
medhyaNootropic agentD018697, C0242913
madakārīCauses intoxicationC0728899, 6C4G.3
svaryaAlleviates throat irritation, benefits voiceC0700184, MD36.Z
prajāsthāpanaFertility enhancerC0870557
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
saṃjñāsthāpakaResuscitative agentD012151, C0035273

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Kaṇṭakārī


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Solanum surattensewhole plantCholesterolISBN:9788190648912
Solanum surattensewhole plantCycloartenolISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9788190648943
Solanum surattensewhole plantSolasodineISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9788190648943
Solanum surattensewhole plantSolasonineISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9788190648943
Solanum surattensewhole plantSolamargineISBN:9788190648912, ISBN:9788190648943
Solanum surattensewhole plantalpha-SolamarineISBN:9788190648943

Therapeutic uses associated with Kaṇṭakārī


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Kaṇṭakārīdyspneaśvāsa (asthma)IMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Kaṇṭakārīcough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Kaṇṭakārīfever jvara (fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Kaṇṭakārīanorexia aruci (tastelessness)IMPPAT3_TPUID000089D000855, C1971624, DOID:8689, MG43.7
Kaṇṭakārīrhinitis pīnasa (chronic rhinitis/sinusitis)IMPPAT3_TPUID001229D012220, C0035455, DOID:4483, CA09.0
Kaṇṭakārīchest pain pārśvaśūla (intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000292D002637, C0008031, MD30.Z
Kaṇṭakārīhoarseness svarabheda (hoarseness of voice)IMPPAT3_TPUID000733D006685, C0019825, MA82.10