hiṃsrā

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
hiṃsrāAPI000345Capparis spinosarootISBN:9788190115162

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 1 - 3 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
rūkṣaDryC0205222

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
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
rucyaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of hiṃsrā


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Capparis spinosarootStachydrineISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788190115162
Capparis spinosaroot3-Indolylmethyl glucosinolateISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042114, ISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5
Capparis spinosarootNeoglucobrassicinISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042114, ISBN:9788190115162
Capparis spinosaroot4-MethoxyglucobrassicinISBN:9788185042114, ISBN:9788190115162, The Unani Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-5
Capparis spinosarootIndolylglucosinolateISBN:9788172362089

Therapeutic uses associated with hiṃsrā


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
hiṃsrādisorders due to vitiation of vāta doṣavātavikāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000471
hiṃsrācough kāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
hiṃsrādyspnea śvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
hiṃsrāgoiter galagaṇḍaIMPPAT3_TPUID000658D006042, C0018021, DOID:12176, 5A01.Z
hiṃsrāabdominal pain gulmaIMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
hiṃsrāhemorrhoids arśaIMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
hiṃsrārheumatoid arthritis āmavātaIMPPAT3_TPUID001228D001172, C0003873, DOID:7148, FA20
hiṃsrāsciatica gṛdhrasīIMPPAT3_TPUID001249D012585, C0036396, ME84.3
hiṃsrāgout vātaraktaIMPPAT3_TPUID000662D006073, C0018099, DOID:13189, FA25
hiṃsrācystic nodule raktagranthiIMPPAT3_TPUID000379C4302819
hiṃsrāvaginal diseases vātikayonirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001478D014623, C0042251, DOID:121, GA1Y
hiṃsrāinflammation due to vitiated vāta doṣa vātaśophaIMPPAT3_TPUID000811D007249, C0021368
hiṃsrāulcer vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
hiṃsrācysts granthiIMPPAT3_TPUID000382D003560, C0010709, EK70.Z