Vālukā-śāka

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
Vālukā-śākaAPI000500Gisekia pharnaceoidesleafISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 3to 6 mg


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
rūkṣaDryC0205222

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
anulomakaLaxativeD054368, C0282090
kṛmighnaAnthelminticD000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
kuṣṭhaghnaDermatologic agentD003879, C0011625
durgandhanāśakaDeodorantD003836, C0011468, XE1B1

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Vālukā-śāka


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Gisekia pharnaceoidesleafOxalic acidISBN:9788190595216
Gisekia pharnaceoidesleafd-Tartaric acidISBN:9788190595216
Gisekia pharnaceoidesleafCitric acidISBN:9788190595216
Gisekia pharnaceoidesleafTriacontaneISBN:9788190595216
Gisekia pharnaceoidesleafDotriacontaneISBN:9788190595216
Gisekia pharnaceoidesleaf1-TetracosanolISBN:9788190595216
Gisekia pharnaceoidesleaf14-HeptacosanoneISBN:9788190595216

Therapeutic uses associated with Vālukā-śāka


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Vālukā-śākaantipruriticskaṇḍu (itching)IMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Vālukā-śākaanthelmintics kṛmi (helminthiasis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Vālukā-śākaskin diseases kuṣṭha (leprosy / diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Vālukā-śākableeds profusely raktapitta (bleeding disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561