Nīlī 3

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
Nīlī 3API000221Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 10-20 g of the drug for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
saraInstability or mobilityC1444783

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
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
recakaCatharticD002400, C0007422, XM99E9
keśyaUseful for hair careC0204713
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
jantughnaAntimicrobialD000890, C0003204


Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Nīlī 3


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantApigeninISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantKaempferolISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantLuteolinISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantTephrosinISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantIndigoISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantSumatrolISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantIndican (plant indican)ISBN:9788190115124, ISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plant[(12S,15R,16R)-14,14-dimethyl-6-oxo-4-phenyl-3,11,13-trioxatetracyclo[8.6.0.02,7.012,16]hexadeca-1(10),2(7),4,8-tetraen-15-yl] acetateISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plant1H-Indol-3-olISBN:9788190648912
Indigofera tinctoriawhole plantPseudosemiglabrinISBN:9788190648912

Therapeutic uses associated with Nīlī 3


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Nīlī 3goutvāta raktaIMPPAT3_TPUID000662D006073, C0018099, DOID:13189, FA25
Nīlī 3abdominal pain udararogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
Nīlī 3splenic diseases plīhārogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001306D013158, C0037997, DOID:2529, 3B8Z
Nīlī 3helminthiasis kṛmirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000689D006373, C0018889, 1F9Z
Nīlī 3delusions mohaIMPPAT3_TPUID000395D003702, C0011253, DOID:778, MB26.0
Nīlī 3vertigo bhramaIMPPAT3_TPUID001488D014717, C0042571, MB48.0
Nīlī 3constipation udāvartaIMPPAT3_TPUID000350D003248, C0009806, DOID:2089, ME05.0
Nīlī 3vāta doṣa aggravation in hip region kaṭivataIMPPAT3_TPUID001519
Nīlī 3cough kāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Nīlī 3vitiated products of incomplete digestion āmarogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001503
Nīlī 3poisoning viśodaraIMPPAT3_TPUID001143D011041, NE6Z
Nīlī 3fever jvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Nīlī 3emaciation kṣayaIMPPAT3_TPUID000519D004614, C0013911, 5B51
Nīlī 3dental caries kṛmidantaIMPPAT3_TPUID000399D003731, C0011334, DOID:216, DA08.0