Kuśa

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KuśaAPI000206Desmostachya bipinnatarootISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 50-100 g of powder for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

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

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
kaphapittaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha and pitta
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06

Therapeutic uses associated with Kuśa


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
KuśadysuriamūtrakṛcchraIMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
Kuśaerysipelas visarpaIMPPAT3_TPUID000544D004886, C0014733, DOID:11330, 1B70.0
Kuśapain dāhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Kuśaurinary calculi/urolithiasis aśmarīIMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
Kuśathirst tṛṣnāIMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Kuśaurinary tract infections bastirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001451D014552, C0042029, DOID:0080784, GC08
KuśaleukorrheapradararogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000876D007973, C0023533, DOID:3766, MF3A
Kuśableeds profusely raktapitaIMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561