Viḍañga

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
ViḍañgaAPI000077Embelia ribesfruitISBN:9788190115131

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 125-250 mg of the drug in powder form. /par Note:-Sodhana of this drug to be done before use as described in the appendix


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
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
kṛmināśanaAnthelminticD000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
anulomakaLaxativeD054368, C0282090
vātakaphaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta and kapha

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Viḍañga


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Embelia ribesfruit1,4-BenzoquinoneISBN:9788190115131, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-1
Embelia ribesfruitRapanoneISBN:9780387706375
Embelia ribesfruitQuercitolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788190648912
Embelia ribesfruitEmbelinISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788190648912
Embelia ribesfruitVilanginISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788185042145, ISBN:9788190648912

Therapeutic uses associated with Viḍañga


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
ViḍañgapainśūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Viḍañgahelminthiasis kṛmirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000689D006373, C0018889, 1F9Z
Viḍañgaabdominal pain udararogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
Viḍañgaabdominal bloating ādhmīnaIMPPAT3_TPUID000007C1291077