Kuṇkuma

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KuṇkumaAPI000283Crocus sativusflowerISBN:9788190115155

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 25-50 mg


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness

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
varṇyaComplexion enhancerD017592, C0150773, VW21
śleṣmaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha/śleṣma
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
jantughnaAntimicrobialD000890, C0003204

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Kuṇkuma


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Crocus sativusflowerQuercetinISBN:9788172362133
Crocus sativusflowerIsoamyl alcoholDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerEthyl palmitateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerEthyl octanoateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerThiamineISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerRiboflavinISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerMyricetinISBN:9788172362133
Crocus sativusflowerTetracosaneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerIsoamyl acetateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerBenzyl AlcoholDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerKaempferolISBN:9788172362133, ISBN:9788185042145
Crocus sativusflowerTetradecaneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerDelphinidinISBN:9788172362133
Crocus sativusflowerAstragalinISBN:9788172362133, ISBN:9788185042114
Crocus sativusflowerPhenethyl acetateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerPentadecaneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerHexadecaneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerBenzaldehydeDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflower2-PhenylethanolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerMethyl palmitateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerHeptadecaneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerp-XyleneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerHexanoic acidDOI:10.1080/10412905.2006.9699095
Crocus sativusflowerPetunidinISBN:9788172362133
Crocus sativusflowerCrocinISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788190115155, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-6
Crocus sativusflowerPicrocrocinISBN:9788190115155
Crocus sativusflowerCrocetin gentiobiosylglucosyl esterISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerbeta-D-gentiobiosyl crocetinISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerCrocin-4ISBN:9770972795006
Crocus sativusflowerCrosatoside AISBN:9788172362133, ISBN:9788185042145
Crocus sativusflowercrosatoside BISBN:9788172362133, ISBN:9788185042145
Crocus sativusflower[(2R,3S,6S)-6-[2-(3,4-dihydroxyphenyl)-5,7-dihydroxy-4-oxochromen-3-yl]oxy-3,4,5-trihydroxyoxan-2-yl]methyl (E)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl)prop-2-enoateISBN:9788172362133, ISBN:9788185042145
Crocus sativusflower2-Cyclohexene-1,4-dione, 2-hydroxy-3,5,5-trimethyl-ISBN:9788172362140
Crocus sativusflowerMangicrocinISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133

Therapeutic uses associated with Kuṇkuma


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Kuṇkumaskin diseasesvyaṅgaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Kuṇkumaulcer vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Kuṇkumadisorder of head śirorogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000460C1290856
Kuṇkumavision disorders dṛṣṭi rogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001495D014786, C0042790, 9E1Z
Kuṇkumavomiting chardiIMPPAT3_TPUID001515D014839, C0042963, MD90.1
Kuṇkumacough kāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Kuṇkumapharyngitis kaṇṭha rogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001127D010612, C0031350, DOID:2275, CA02.Z
Kuṇkumaskin diseases sidhmaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Kuṇkumacystitis mūtraśothaIMPPAT3_TPUID000380D003556, C0010692, DOID:1679, GC00
Kuṇkumaconstipation udāvartaIMPPAT3_TPUID000350D003248, C0009806, DOID:2089, ME05.0
Kuṇkumaurinary retention mūtrāghātaIMPPAT3_TPUID001450D016055, C0080274, MF50.3
Kuṇkumasunshine induced cephalalgia sūryāvartaIMPPAT3_TPUID001342
Kuṇkumahemicrania ardhāvabhedakaIMPPAT3_TPUID000697D006261, C0877781