Raktacandana

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
RaktacandanaAPI000228Pterocarpus santalinuswoodISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 3-6 g of the drug (powder)


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
guruHeavyC0439539
rūkṣaDryC0205222

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
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
cakṣuṣyaBeneficial for eye healthC0973585
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Raktacandana


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodLupeolISBN:9788172363178
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodEudesmolISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodBetulinISBN:9788172363178
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodOleanolic acidISBN:9788172363178
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodErythrodiolISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodalpha-EudesmolISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodbeta-EudesmolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodgamma-EudesmolISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodIsoliquiritigeninISBN:9788171360536
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodLiquiritigeninISBN:9788171360536
Pterocarpus santalinuswood3-O-Acetyloleanolic acidISBN:9780387706375
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodProximadiolISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswood(2S,4aS,8aS)-6-(2-hydroxypropan-2-yl)-8a-methyl-4-methylidene-1,2,3,4a,5,6,7,8-octahydronaphthalen-2-olISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodPterocarptriolISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodPterostilbeneISBN:9788172363178
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodSantalin AISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178
Pterocarpus santalinuswood9,10-Dihydroxy-5-(4-hydroxy-2-methoxyphenyl)-6-[(4-hydroxy-3-methoxyphenyl)methyl]-1,3-dimethoxybenzo[a]xanthen-2-oneISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodPterocarpdioloneISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodO-Acetyloleanolic aldehydeISBN:9788185042084
Pterocarpus santalinuswoodIsopterocarpoloneISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178, ISBN:9788185042084

Therapeutic uses associated with Raktacandana


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
RaktacandanavomitingchardiIMPPAT3_TPUID001515D014839, C0042963, MD90.1
Raktacandanathirst tṛṣṇāIMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Raktacandanareduces dyscrasia raktadoṣaharaIMPPAT3_TPUID001210
Raktacandanaskin diseases tvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Raktacandanaulcer vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582