Kūṣmāṇḍa

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
KūṣmāṇḍaAPI000284Benincasa hispidafruitISBN:9788190115155

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 5-10 gm


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
amlaSour tasteC0678583

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264

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
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
hŕdyaCardiotonic agentD002316, C0007209, XM91S1
bastiśodhakaBladder cleansing propertyC0184657
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
mehaghnaAntidiabeticD007004, C0935929, XM8S35
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas
dehapauṣṭikaAnabolic agentD045930, C1258800
bastiśodhakaBladder cleansing propertyC0184657
sraṃsanaLaxativeD054368, C0282090
rucyaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
vātapittaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta and pitta

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Kūṣmāṇḍa


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Benincasa hispidafruitD-GlucoseISBN:9788185042084
Benincasa hispidafruitL-RhamnoseISBN:9788185042084
Benincasa hispidafruitbeta-SitosterolISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788185042053
Benincasa hispidafruit1-TriacontanolISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788185042084
Benincasa hispidafruitLupeolISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788185042145
Benincasa hispidafruitTrigonellineISBN:9788172362089
Benincasa hispidafruitLupeol acetateISBN:9788185042145
Benincasa hispidafruitStigmast-5-en-3-yl acetateISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788185042145
Benincasa hispidafruitMannitolISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788185042084
Benincasa hispidafruitPyrazineISBN:9780387706375

Therapeutic uses associated with Kūṣmāṇḍa


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Kūṣmāṇḍaurinary retentionmūtrāghātaIMPPAT3_TPUID001450D016055, C0080274, MF50.3
Kūṣmāṇḍadiabetes mellitus pramehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Kūṣmāṇḍadysuria mūtrakṛcchraIMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
Kūṣmāṇḍaurinary calculi/urolithiasis aśmarīIMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
Kūṣmāṇḍathirst tṛṣṇāIMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Kūṣmāṇḍamental disorders mānasa vikāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000941D001523, C0004936, 6E8Z
Kūṣmāṇḍaconstipation malabandhaIMPPAT3_TPUID000350D003248, C0009806, DOID:2089, ME05.0