Kāñcanāra

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KāñcanāraAPI000036Bauhinia variegatabarkISBN:9788190115131

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 20-30 g of the drug for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
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
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
durgandhanāśakaDeodorantD003836, C0011468, XE1B1

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Kāñcanāra


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Bauhinia variegatabarkStigmasterolISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
Bauhinia variegatabark1-OctacosanolISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
Bauhinia variegatabarkHentriacontaneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375

Therapeutic uses associated with Kāñcanāra


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Kāñcanārachronic lymphadenopathyapacīIMPPAT3_TPUID000316D000072281, C5829551, MA01
Kāñcanāralymphadenitis gaṇḍamālāIMPPAT3_TPUID000907D008199, C0024205, DOID:1602, BD90
Kāñcanārahelminthiasis kṛmirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000689D006373, C0018889, 1F9Z
Kāñcanāraulcer vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Kāñcanārarectal prolapse gudabhraṃśaIMPPAT3_TPUID001208D012005, C0034888, DOID:9307, DB31.2