Śālaparṇī

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
SālaparṇīAPI000237Desmodium gangeticumrootISBN:9788190115124
ŚālaparṇīAPI000479Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 5 -10g of the drug in powder form. 10-20 g for decoction


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

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
uṣṇaHotD006358, C2350229

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
aṅgamardapraśamanaRelieves bodyache and malaiseC0281856
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567
sukhaprasavakaraLabor inducerD010120, C0030094, XM8BU6
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
rasāyanīHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
bhramaharaRelieves vertigoD014717, C0042571, MB48.0
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
santāpanāśinīAntipyreticD058633, C0003419


Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Śālaparṇī


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Desmodium gangeticumrootHypaphorineISBN:9770972795006
Desmodium gangeticumrootN,N-DimethyltryptamineISBN:9770972795006
Desmodium gangeticumrootN-MethyltyramineISBN:9770972795006
Desmodium gangeticumrootPhenethylamineISBN:9770972795006
Desmodium gangeticumrootHordenineISBN:9770972795006
Desmodium gangeticumrootPterocarpanISBN:9788172360481
Desmodium gangeticumrootCandicineISBN:9770972795006
Desmodium gangeticumrootDesmodinISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481
Desmodium gangeticumrootGangetinISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362300
Desmodium gangeticumroot(1R,14R)-3-methoxy-7,7,20,20-tetramethyl-8,12,19,25-tetraoxahexacyclo[12.11.0.02,11.04,9.015,24.018,23]pentacosa-2(11),3,5,9,15(24),16,18(23),21-octaeneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481

Therapeutic uses associated with Śālaparṇī


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
ŚālaparṇīfeverjvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Śālaparṇīpolyuria mehaIMPPAT3_TPUID001151D011141, C0032617, MF55
Śālaparṇīhemorrhoids arśaIMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Śālaparṇīvomiting chardiIMPPAT3_TPUID001515D014839, C0042963, MD90.1
Śālaparṇīanti-inflammatory agents śophaIMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Śālaparṇīdyspnea śvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Śālaparṇīantitussive agents kāsaharaIMPPAT3_TPUID000137D000996, C0003449
Śālaparṇīanthelmintics kṛmiIMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
ŚālaparṇītuberculosisrajayakṣmāIMPPAT3_TPUID001420D014376, C0041296, DOID:399, 1B1Z
Śālaparṇīeye diseases netra rogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000561D005128, C0015397, DOID:5614, 9E1Z
Śālaparṇīheart diseases hṛdaya rogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000683D006331, C0018799, DOID:114, BC4Z
Śālaparṇīaggravation of vāta in blood rakta gata vātaIMPPAT3_TPUID000050
Śālaparṇīhemicraniavāta ardhvābhedakaIMPPAT3_TPUID000697D006261, C0877781
Śālaparṇīobstructed labor mūḍha garbhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001043C0152156, JB06.Z