Rakta citraka

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
Rakta citrakaAPI000476Plumbago indicarootISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 0.5 to 2 g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

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

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
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
pācanaDigestive stimulantD005765, C0012237
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
rucyaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Rakta citraka


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Plumbago indicarootbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788172361150
Plumbago indicarootbeta-D-GlucoseISBN:9788172361150
Plumbago indicaroot1,4-BenzoquinoneISBN:9788190595216
Plumbago indicaroot1,4-NaphthoquinoneISBN:9788172361150
Plumbago indicaroot5-Hydroxy-8-(4-hydroxy-7-methyl-5,8-dioxonaphthalen-1-yl)-2-methylnaphthalene-1,4-dioneISBN:9788172362461
Plumbago indicarootPlumbaginISBN:9788172361150
Plumbago indicarootZeylanoneISBN:9788172362461, ISBN:9788190595216
Plumbago indicarootIsoshinanoloneISBN:9788190595216
Plumbago indicarootPlumbagic acidISBN:9788190595216
Plumbago indicaroot1-NaphthylamineISBN:9788172361150
Plumbago indicarootChitranoneISBN:9788172362461
Plumbago indicarootMethylnaphthazarinISBN:9788172362461
Plumbago indicarootPlumbazeylanoneISBN:9788172362461

Therapeutic uses associated with Rakta citraka


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Rakta citrakahemorrhoidsarśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Rakta citrakastomach grahaṇī (malabsorption syndrome)IMPPAT3_TPUID001324D013270, C0038351, XA7MC7
Rakta citrakacough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Rakta citrakaanthelmintics kṛmi (helminthiasis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Rakta citrakaskin diseases kuṣṭha (leprosy / diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Rakta citrakaanemia pāṇḍu (anaemia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000078D000740, C0002871, DOID:2355, 3A9Z
Rakta citrakaurination disorders sikatāmeha (lithuria)IMPPAT3_TPUID001453D014555, C0042035, GB0Y
Rakta citrakaanti-inflammatory agents śotha (oedema)IMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Rakta citrakapain śūla (pain)IMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z