Vṛścikakanda

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
VṛścikakandaAPI000505Nannoglottis hookerirhizomeISBN:9788190595216

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


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

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

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

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
anulomakaLaxativeD054368, C0282090
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
hŕdyaCardiotonic agentD002316, C0007209, XM91S1
jvaraharaAntipyreticD058633, C0003419

Therapeutic uses associated with Vṛścikakanda


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Vṛścikakandaabdomen 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
Vṛścikakandafacial paralysis ardita (facial palsy)IMPPAT3_TPUID000568D005158, C0015469, DOID:13934, SD00
Vṛścikakandabites and stings daṁśaviṣa (poisoning due to bites) (stink)IMPPAT3_TPUID000192D001733, C0005659, NE61
Vṛścikakandauterine diseases garbhāśayaśūla (uterine pain)IMPPAT3_TPUID001468D014591, C0042131, DOID:345, GA1Y
Vṛścikakandaheart diseases hṛdroga (heart disease)IMPPAT3_TPUID000683D006331, C0018799, DOID:114, BC4Z
Vṛścikakandahemiplegia pakṣavadha (paralysis/hemiplegia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000698D006429, C0018991, DOID:10969, MB53.Z
Vṛścikakandaabdominal pain udaraśūla (pain in the abdomen)IMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
Vṛścikakandascorpion stings vṛścika daṁśa (scorpian bites (stink)IMPPAT3_TPUID001253D065008, C0238417, PA78&XE2EP
Vṛścikakandadisorders due to vitiation of vāta doṣa vātaroga (disease due to vata dosa)IMPPAT3_TPUID000471
Vṛścikakandapsychotic disorders vātika unmāda (mania / psychosis)IMPPAT3_TPUID001185D011618, C0033975, 6A2Z
Vṛścikakandaplague granthikajvara (bubonic plague)IMPPAT3_TPUID001137D010930, C0032064, DOID:3482, 1B93.Z