dugdhikā

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
dugdhikāAPI000339Euphorbia prostratawhole plantISBN:9788190115162

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 5-10 g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
lavaṇaSalty tasteC0678584

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
guruHeavyC0439539
rūkṣaDryC0205222
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
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
garbhakāranaConception promoterC4040108
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
viṣṭambhakārakaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
malastambhakaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
dhātuvarddhakaAnabolic agentD045930, C1258800
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567
hŕdyaCardiotonic agentD002316, C0007209, XM91S1

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of dugdhikā


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Euphorbia prostratawhole plantbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5
Euphorbia prostratawhole plantCholesterolISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5
Euphorbia prostratawhole plantStigmasterolISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5

Therapeutic uses associated with dugdhikā


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
dugdhikāskin diseaseskuṣṭhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
dugdhikāanthelmintics kṛmiIMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
dugdhikādyspnea śvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
dugdhikādysentery pravāhikāIMPPAT3_TPUID000493D004403, C0277526, DOID:12384, 1A40.Z
dugdhikābleeds profusely raktapittaIMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
dugdhikādiabetes mellitus pramehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
dugdhikābleeding hemorrhoids raktārśaIMPPAT3_TPUID000198C0265031, DB60.Z
dugdhikāhair diseases palitaIMPPAT3_TPUID000668D006201, C0018500, DOID:421, ED7Y
dugdhikāskin diseases dadruIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
dugdhikāblister sphoṭaIMPPAT3_TPUID000201D001768, C0005758, ME67