Koṣātakī

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KoṣātakīAPI000204Luffa acutangulawhole plantISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 5 - 10 g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
alpa kaṣāyaSlight astringent tasteC5780096

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

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
kaphapittaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha and pitta
śodhakaUsed for internal therapeutic cleansing
vamanopagaEmeticD004639, C0013973
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Koṣātakī


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Luffa acutangulawhole plantbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788171360536
Luffa acutangulawhole plantOleanolic acidISBN:9788171360536
Luffa acutangulawhole plantCynarosideISBN:9788171360536
Luffa acutangulawhole plantCucurbitacin EISBN:9788171360536
Luffa acutangulawhole plantAcutoside AISBN:9788172362461
Luffa acutangulawhole plantAcutoside BISBN:9788172362461
Luffa acutangulawhole plant[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5R,6S)-3,4-dihydroxy-6-methyl-5-[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-4,5-dihydroxyoxan-2-yl] (3S,4aR,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-3-hydroxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylateISBN:9788172362461
Luffa acutangulawhole plantAcutoside DISBN:9788172362461
Luffa acutangulawhole plantAcutoside EISBN:9788172362461
Luffa acutangulawhole plant[(2S,3R,4S,5S)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6S)-3-hydroxy-6-methyl-4,5-bis[[(2S,3R,4S,5R)-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]oxy]oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl] (4aS,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-10-[(2R,3R,4S,5S,6R)-4,5-dihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)-3-[(2S,3R,4S,5S,6R)-3,4,5-trihydroxy-6-(hydroxymethyl)oxan-2-yl]oxyoxan-2-yl]oxy-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicene-4a-carboxylateISBN:9788172362461
Luffa acutangulawhole plantAcutoside GISBN:9788172362461

Therapeutic uses associated with Koṣātakī


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Koṣātakīskin diseaseskuṣṭhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Koṣātakīanemia pāṇḍuIMPPAT3_TPUID000078D000740, C0002871, DOID:2355, 3A9Z
Koṣātakīsplenic diseases plīhārogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001306D013158, C0037997, DOID:2529, 3B8Z
Koṣātakīanti-inflammatory agents śophaIMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Koṣātakīabdominal pain gulmaIMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
Koṣātakīabdominal bloating ādhmānaIMPPAT3_TPUID000007C1291077
Koṣātakīpoisoning due to two or more ingredients in combinationgaraviṣaIMPPAT3_TPUID001144
Koṣātakīhemorrhoids arśaIMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Koṣātakījaundice kāmalāIMPPAT3_TPUID000845D007565, C0022346, ME10.1
Koṣātakīlymphadenitis gaṇḍamālāIMPPAT3_TPUID000907D008199, C0024205, DOID:1602, BD90