Nicula

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
NiculaAPI000220Barringtonia acutangulafruitISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 1-3 g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
rūkṣaDryC0205222
laghuLight (weight)C0332264

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
uṣṇaHotD006358, C2350229

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
vraṇaśodhakaHelps in wound healingD014945, C0043240
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
recakaCatharticD002400, C0007422, XM99E9
rakṣoghnaAnti-infective agentD000890, C0003204
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
vamanopagaEmeticD004639, C0013973
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Nicula


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Barringtonia acutangulafruitTriterpenoidISBN:9789327275590
Barringtonia acutangulafruitEmodinISBN:9788171360536
Barringtonia acutangulafruitTheasapogenol BISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481
Barringtonia acutangulafruit[(3R,4R,4aR,5R,6aR,6aS,6bR,8aR,10S,12aR,14bS)-4,5,10-trihydroxy-4a-(hydroxymethyl)-2,2,6a,6b,9,9,12a-heptamethyl-1,3,4,5,6,6a,7,8,8a,10,11,12,13,14b-tetradecahydropicen-3-yl] (Z)-2-methylbut-2-enoateISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481
Barringtonia acutangulafruitBarringtogenol EISBN:9788171360536
Barringtonia acutangulafruitBarringtonic acidISBN:9788171360536
Barringtonia acutangulafruitBarrigenic acidISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788185042084
Barringtonia acutangulafruitBarringtogenic acidISBN:9788171360536
Barringtonia acutangulafruitBartogenic acidISBN:9788171360536
Barringtonia acutangulafruitAcutangulic acidISBN:9788171360536

Therapeutic uses associated with Nicula


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Niculableeds profuselyraktapittaIMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
Niculadiarrhea due to āma āmātisāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000423D003967, C0011991, ME05.1
Niculaeye diseases cakṣusrāvaIMPPAT3_TPUID000561D005128, C0015397, DOID:5614, 9E1Z
Niculagoiter galgaṇḍaIMPPAT3_TPUID000658D006042, C0018021, DOID:12176, 5A01.Z
Niculapossession trance disorder bhūtabādhā grahabādhāIMPPAT3_TPUID001155C5545652
Niculadiabetes mellitus pramehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14