Keśarāja

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KeśarājaAPI000454Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 3 to 6g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tīkṣṇaSharp and swift

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
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
hŕdyaCardiotonic agentD002316, C0007209, XM91S1
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567
svedajanakaDiaphoreticC1707737
keśyaUseful for hair careC0204713
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Keśarāja


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantStigmasterolISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788172363093
Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantTetracosanoic acidISBN:9788172363093
Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantTannic acidISBN:9788172361792
Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantTriacontanoic acidISBN:9788172363093
Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantStigmasteryl glucosideISBN:9788172363093
Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantCoumestanISBN:9788190595216
Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantDemethylwedelolactoneISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788190595216
Sphagneticola calendulaceawhole plantNorwedelic acidISBN:9788190595216

Therapeutic uses associated with Keśarāja


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Keśarājahemorrhoidsarśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Keśarājadiarrhea atisāra (diarrhoea)IMPPAT3_TPUID000416D003967, C0011991, DOID:13250, ME05.1
Keśarājafatigue daurbalya (weakness)IMPPAT3_TPUID000570D005221, C0015672, MG22
Keśarājaheart diseases hṛdroga (heart disease)IMPPAT3_TPUID000683D006331, C0018799, DOID:114, BC4Z
Keśarājaalopecia indralupta (alopecia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000061D000505, C0497378, DOID:987, ED70
Keśarājafever jvara (fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Keśarājaanthelmintics kṛmi (helminthiasis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Keśarājajaundice kāmalā (jaundice)IMPPAT3_TPUID000845D007565, C0022346, ME10.1
Keśarājacough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Keśarājaanemia pāṇḍu (anaemia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000078D000740, C0002871, DOID:2355, 3A9Z
Keśarājasplenomegaly plīhāvṛddhi (splenomegaly)IMPPAT3_TPUID001309D013163, C0038002, ME10.01
Keśarājaheadache sirahśūla (head ache)IMPPAT3_TPUID000676D006261, C0018681, 8A81.Z
Keśarājafilariasis slipada (fliariasis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000599D005368, C0016085, DOID:1080, 1F66
Keśarājagenital diseases, female strirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000648D005831, C0017411, GA6Z
Keśarājapain śūla (pain / colic)IMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Keśarājadyspnea śvāsa (asthma)IMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Keśarājaulcer vraṇa (ulcer)IMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582