Kākanaja

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KākanajaAPI000353Physalis alkekengifruitISBN:9788190115162

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 5-10 g in the powder form


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
rūkṣaDryC0205222

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
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
dāhaśāmakaAlleviates burning sensationC0085624, ME65.0
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
virecanopagaCatharticD002400, C0007422, XM99E9
śūlanāśinīAnalgesicD000700, C0002771, XM4KS4
rakta pravartakaCauses hemorrhageD006470, C0019080, MG27

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Kākanaja


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Physalis alkekengifruitbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788172361150
Physalis alkekengifruitCynarosideISBN:9780387706375
Physalis alkekengifruitZeaxanthinISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5
Physalis alkekengifruit(6S,7aR)-2-[(2E,4E,6E,8E,10E,12E,14E)-15-[(6S,7aR)-6-hydroxy-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-2-yl]-6,11-dimethylhexadeca-2,4,6,8,10,12,14-heptaen-2-yl]-4,4,7a-trimethyl-2,5,6,7-tetrahydro-1-benzofuran-6-olISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5
Physalis alkekengifruitbeta-CryptoxanthinISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5
Physalis alkekengifruitMutatoxanthinISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5

Therapeutic uses associated with Kākanaja


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Kākanajasexually transmitted diseasespūyamehaIMPPAT3_TPUID001266D012749, C0036916, 1A9Z
Kākanajaasthma tamakaśvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000170D001249, C0004096, DOID:2841, CA23
Kākanajaulcer vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Kākanajaerysipelas visarpaIMPPAT3_TPUID000544D004886, C0014733, DOID:11330, 1B70.0
Kākanajaantipruritics kaṇḍūIMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Kākanajaanti-inflammatory agents śophaIMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Kākanajacough kāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Kākanajadyspnea śvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Kākanajafever jvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26