Kāśa

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KāśaAPI000199Saccharum spontaneumroot and stemISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 3-6 g of the drug in 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
saraInstability or mobilityC1444783

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
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567
śramaharaReduces fatigueD005221, C0015672, MG22
rūcikṛtAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447

Therapeutic uses associated with Kāśa


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Kāśableeds profuselyraktapittaIMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
Kāśadysuria mūtarakṛcchraIMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
Kāśaurinary calculi/urolithiasis aśmarīIMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
Kāśapain dāhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Kāśahematologic diseases raktadoṣaIMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74
Kāśacachexia śoṣaIMPPAT3_TPUID000247D002100, C0006625, MG20.Z
Kāśaemaciation kṣayaIMPPAT3_TPUID000519D004614, C0013911, 5B51