Tvak

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
TvakAPI000071Cinnamomum verumstemISBN:9788190115131

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 1-3 g of the drug in powder form


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
rūkṣaDryC0205222
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
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
kaphavātaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha and vāta
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
kaṇṭhaśodhakaAlleviates throat irritation, benefits voiceC0700184, MD36.Z
rucyaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447

Therapeutic uses associated with Tvak


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
TvakhemorrhoidsarśaIMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Tvakheart diseases hṛdrogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000683D006331, C0018799, DOID:114, BC4Z
Tvakhelminthiasis kṛmirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000689D006373, C0018889, 1F9Z
Tvakthirst tṛṣāIMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Tvakxerostomia mukhaśoṣaIMPPAT3_TPUID001542D014987, C0043352, DA02.1
Tvakdiseases of throat and mouth kaṇṭhamukharogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000450
TvakrhinitispinasaIMPPAT3_TPUID001229D012220, C0035455, DOID:4483, CA09.0
Tvakurinary tract infections vastirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001451D014552, C0042029, DOID:0080784, GC08