Nīlajhiṇṭī

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
NīlajhiṇṭīAPI000380Barleria strigosarootISBN:9788190115162

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 10 - 20 ml swarasa. 50 - 100 ml kvātha


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness

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
vātakaphaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta and kapha
keśarañjanaHair dyeD006202, C0018501, XM7VL9
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
keśyaUseful for hair careC0204713
garbhasthāpakaUsed as prenatal careD011295, C0033052

Therapeutic uses associated with Nīlajhiṇṭī


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Nīlajhiṇṭīleprosy and other diseases of skinkuṭhaIMPPAT3_TPUID000871D007918, C0023343, 1B20
Nīlajhiṇṭīgout vātaraktaIMPPAT3_TPUID000662D006073, C0018099, DOID:13189, FA25
Nīlajhiṇṭīantipruritics kaṇḍūIMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Nīlajhiṇṭīdysuria mūtrakṛcchraIMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
Nīlajhiṇṭīhematologic diseases raktavikāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74
Nīlajhiṇṭīemaciation due to vitiation of vāta doṣa vātajanyakṣayaIMPPAT3_TPUID000520D004614, C0013911, VV40
Nīlajhiṇṭīrat-bite fever mūṣikāviṣaIMPPAT3_TPUID001204D011906, C0034686, 1B90
Nīlajhiṇṭīcystic nodule śirāgranthīIMPPAT3_TPUID000379C4302819
Nīlajhiṇṭītooth diseases dantarogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001402D014076, C0040435, DOID:1091, DA0A
Nīlajhiṇṭīcough kāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Nīlajhiṇṭīanti-inflammatory agents śothaIMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4