Tuvaraka

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
TuvarakaAPI000497Hydnocarpus pentandrusseedISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 1 to 3 g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness
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
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
ubhayatobhāgaharaBoth emetic and cathartic

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Tuvaraka


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Hydnocarpus pentandrusseedApigeninISBN:9788185042084
Hydnocarpus pentandrusseedLuteolinISBN:9788185042084
Hydnocarpus pentandrusseedChrysoeriolISBN:9788185042084
Hydnocarpus pentandrusseedHydnocarpinISBN:9788185042084, ISBN:9788190595216
Hydnocarpus pentandrusseedIsohydnocarpinISBN:9788185042084
Hydnocarpus pentandrusseedNeohydnocarpinISBN:9788185042114
Hydnocarpus pentandrusseedHydnowightinISBN:9788185042114

Therapeutic uses associated with Tuvaraka


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Tuvarakaabdomen distended (due to obstruction to passage of urine and stool)ānāha (distension of abdomen due to obstruction to passage of urine and stools)IMPPAT3_TPUID000006C0000731, MD82
Tuvarakahemorrhoids arśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Tuvarakasciatica gṛdhrasī (sciatica)IMPPAT3_TPUID001249D012585, C0036396, ME84.3
Tuvarakalymphadenitis gaṇḍamālā (cervical lymphadenitis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000907D008199, C0024205, DOID:1602, BD90
Tuvarakaabdominal pain gulma (abdominal lump)IMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
Tuvarakafever jvara (fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Tuvarakaantipruritics kaṇḍu (itching)IMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Tuvarakadisorders due to vitiation of kapha & vāta doṣa kaphavataja roga (disorders due to kapha & vata dosa) IMPPAT3_TPUID000466
Tuvarakaanthelmintics krmi (helminthiasis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Tuvarakaskin diseases kuṣṭha (leprosy / diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Tuvarakaanti-inflammatory agents śotha (oedema)IMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Tuvarakadiabetes mellitus prameha (metabolic disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Tuvarakahematologic diseases raktavṛkāra (disorders of blood)IMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74
Tuvarakaskin diseases tvak roga (skin diseases)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Tuvarakaabdominal pain udara (urticaria)IMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
Tuvarakaconstipation udavarta (a condition like partial intestinal obstraction)IMPPAT3_TPUID000350D003248, C0009806, DOID:2089, ME05.0
Tuvarakaulcer vraṇa (ulcer)IMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582