Madhu

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
MadhuAPI000513Honey beeISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 1 to 10 ml


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghu (acc to sushrutha samhitha)Light (weight)C0332264
guruHeavyC0439539
rūkṣaDryC0205222
picchilaSlimy and murky
yogavāhiCatalystC0175921

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
agnivarddhakaDigestive stimulantD005765, C0012237
cakṣuṣyaBeneficial for eye healthC0973585
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
prasādanaBeneficial for healthD006304, C0424575
vraṇaropakaHelps in wound healingD014945, C0043240
sandhānakaraTissue-binding, union-promoting property
śleṣmaprasamanaAlleviates vitiated kapha
śodhakaUsed for internal therapeutic cleansing
tridośapraśamanaPacifies all three doṣas
vātapittaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta and pitta
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43

Therapeutic uses associated with Madhu


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Madhuhemorrhoidsarśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Madhudiarrhea atisāra (diarrhoea)IMPPAT3_TPUID000416D003967, C0011991, DOID:13250, ME05.1
Madhuvomiting chardi (emesis)IMPPAT3_TPUID001515D014839, C0042963, MD90.1
Madhupain dāha (burning sensation)IMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Madhuhiccup hikkā (hiccup)IMPPAT3_TPUID000726D006606, C0019521, MD11.6
Madhucough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Madhuanthelmintics k¨mi (helminthiasis / worm infestation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Madhuulcer kṣata (wound)IMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Madhuemaciation kṣaya (pthisis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000519D004614, C0013911, 5B51
Madhuskin diseases kuṣṭha (diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Madhuanti-obesity agents medoroga (obesity)IMPPAT3_TPUID000103D019440, C0376607, 5B81
Madhudiabetes mellitus prameha (increased frequency and turbidity of urine)IMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Madhubleeds profusely raktapitta (bleeding disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
Madhuhematologic diseases raktavikāra (disorders of blood)IMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74
Madhudyspnea śvāsa (asthma)IMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Madhuthirst tṛṣṇā (thirst)IMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Madhupoisoning visavikara (disorders due to poison)IMPPAT3_TPUID001143D011041, NE6Z