Sahacara

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
SahacaraAPI000232Barleria prionitiswhole plantISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 50-100 g of the drug for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
amlaSour tasteC0678583

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
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
keśyaUseful for hair careC0204713
kāsaharaAntitussive agentD000996, C0003449
raṁjanaGives color or dyesD004396, C0013343
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Sahacara


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Barleria prionitiswhole plantbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788190115124

Therapeutic uses associated with Sahacara


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Sahacaraskin diseaseskuṣṭhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Sahacaraantipruritics kaṇḍuIMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Sahacaragout vātaraktaIMPPAT3_TPUID000662D006073, C0018099, DOID:13189, FA25
Sahacarahair diseases palitIMPPAT3_TPUID000668D006201, C0018500, DOID:421, ED7Y