Vetra

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
VetraAPI000502Calamus rotangrhizomeISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Kvatha (Decoction): 50 to 100 ml. Curna (Powder): 5 to 10 g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264

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
chedanīyaCorrosive action against sticky, vitiated doṣa
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43

Therapeutic uses associated with Vetra


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Vetrahemorrhoidsarśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Vetraanorexia aruci (tastelessness)IMPPAT3_TPUID000089D000855, C1971624, DOID:8689, MG43.7
Vetraurinary calculi/urolithiasis aśmarī (calculus)IMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
Vetrapain dāha (burning sensation)IMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Vetrafever jvara (fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Vetracough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Vetraskin diseases kuṣṭha (leprosy / diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Vetradysuria mūtrakṛcchra (dysuria)IMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
Vetradiabetes mellitus prameha (metabolic disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Vetradysentery pravāhikā (dysentery)IMPPAT3_TPUID000493D004403, C0277526, DOID:12384, 1A40.Z
Vetrableeds profusely raktapitta (bleeding disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
Vetraanti-inflammatory agents śotha (inflammation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Vetrathirst tṛṣṇā (thirst)IMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Vetraskin diseases tvakroga (skin diseases)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Vetraerysipelas visarpa (erysepales)IMPPAT3_TPUID000544D004886, C0014733, DOID:11330, 1B70.0
Vetradisorder of female genital organs yoniroga (disease of female genital tract)IMPPAT3_TPUID000458D005831, C0017411, GA6Z