Matsyākṣī

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
MatsyākṣīAPI000127Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantISBN:9781514271186

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 2 -3 g of the drug in powder form


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

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
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Matsyākṣī


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788190648912
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantOxalic acidISBN:9788171360536
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantCampesterolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788190648912
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantStigmasterolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788190648912
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantLupeolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788190648912
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantCycloartenolISBN:9788171360536
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantalpha-SpinasterolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantNonacosaneISBN:9788171360536
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantOleanolic acidISBN:9788171360536
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plant16-HentriacontanoneISBN:9788171360536
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantStigmast-7-en-3-olISBN:9788171360536
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plant24-MethylenecycloartanolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788190648912
Alternanthera sessiliswhole plantCycloeucalenolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481

Therapeutic uses associated with Matsyākṣī


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Matsyākṣīskin diseaseskuṣṭhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Matsyākṣīdisorders due to vitiation of pitta doṣa pittavikāra.IMPPAT3_TPUID000468
Matsyākṣīhematologic diseases raktavikāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74