Kālamegha

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KālameghaAPI000524Andrographis paniculataaerial partISBN:9789357373180

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 1 to 3 g of the drug in powder form


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
rūkṣaDryC0205222
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
āmanāśakaAlleviates the harmful effects of ama (products of incomplete metabolism)
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
keśyaUseful for hair careC0204713
tvacyaDermatologic agentD003879, C0011625
dantadārḍhyakaraTeeth strengthening
cakṣuṣyaBeneficial for eye healthC0973585
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Kālamegha


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Andrographis paniculataaerial partNeoandrographolideISBN:9788190648943
Andrographis paniculataaerial partAndrographolideISBN:9788190648943
Andrographis paniculataaerial partAndrograpaninISBN:9788190648943
Andrographis paniculataaerial part14-Deoxy-11,12-didehydroandrographolideISBN:9788190648943
Andrographis paniculataaerial partAndrographisideISBN:9788185042114

Therapeutic uses associated with Kālamegha


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Kālameghadyspepsiaajīrṇa (dyspepsia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000498D004415, C0013395, DD90.3
Kālameghahemorrhoids arśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Kālameghadiarrhea atisāra (diarrhoea)IMPPAT3_TPUID000416D003967, C0011991, DOID:13250, ME05.1
Kālameghafever jvara (fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Kālameghaantipruritics kaṇḍū (itching)IMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Kālameghajaundice kāmalā (jaundice)IMPPAT3_TPUID000845D007565, C0022346, ME10.1
Kālameghaskin diseases kuṣṭha (diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Kālameghadiabetes mellitus pramrha (increased frequency and turbidity of urine)IMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Kālameghadysentery pravāhikā (dysentery)IMPPAT3_TPUID000493D004403, C0277526, DOID:12384, 1A40.Z
Kālameghaskin diseases tvakvikāra (skin disorders)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Kālameghaulcer vraṇa (wound)IMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Kālameghaliver diseases yakṛtvikāra (disorders of liver)IMPPAT3_TPUID000890D008107, C0023895, DOID:409, SA0Z