karaphsā

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
karaphsāAPI000452Apium graveolensrootISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 5 to 7g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

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
dīpanaAppetite stimulantsD019167, C0376447
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
svedajanakaDiaphoreticC1707737
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta


Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of karaphsā


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Apium graveolensrootalpha-Terpinyl acetateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootbeta-CaryophylleneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootLimoneneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093, ISBN:9788190595216
Apium graveolensrootSpathulenolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootalpha-PineneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093, ISBN:9788190595216
Apium graveolensrootbeta-PineneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093, ISBN:9788190595216
Apium graveolensrootSabineneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootMyrceneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensroot(1R)-2-methyl-5-propan-2-ylbicyclo[3.1.0]hex-2-eneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootThymolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootgamma-TerpineneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootd-BorneolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootEucalyptolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootLinaloolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootbeta-SelineneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootGeraniolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootEicosaneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootTerpinoleneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootEugenolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootMethyleugenolDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootApioleDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootCamphorDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootalpha-TerpineneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootNonadecaneDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootMyrtenyl acetateDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootFerulic acidISBN:9770976605004
Apium graveolensrootButylphthalideDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093
Apium graveolensrootNeocnidilideISBN:9788172360481
Apium graveolensrootPentylbenzeneISBN:9788190595216
Apium graveolensroot3-ButylidenephthalideDOI:10.1080/10412905.2012.728093

Therapeutic uses associated with karaphsā


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
karaphsāurinary calculi/urolithiasisaśmarī (calculus)IMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
karaphsāurinary tract infections bastiroga (diseases of urinary system)IMPPAT3_TPUID001451D014552, C0042029, DOID:0080784, GC08
karaphsāsciatica gṛdhrasī (sciatica)IMPPAT3_TPUID001249D012585, C0036396, ME84.3
karaphsāhiccup hikkā(hiccup)IMPPAT3_TPUID000726D006606, C0019521, MD11.6
karaphsāascites jalodara (ascites)IMPPAT3_TPUID000166D001201, C0003962, ME04
karaphsāheadache due to vitiated kapha doṣa kaphaja śiroroga (catarrhal siro-roga / sinusitis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000677
karaphsāfever due to kapha doṣa kaphajvara (fever due to kapha dosa)IMPPAT3_TPUID000587D005334, C0015967, MG26
karaphsāurinary retention mūtrāghāta (urinary obstruction / retention of urine)IMPPAT3_TPUID001450D016055, C0080274, MF50.3
karaphsācerebral atrophy mastiṣkadaurbalya (neurosthenia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000282C0235946, 8E7Y
karaphsāback pain pṛṣṭhaśūla (lumbago)IMPPAT3_TPUID000181D001416, C0004604, ME84.Z
karaphsāchest pain pārśvaśūla (intercostal neuralgia and pleurodynia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000292D002637, C0008031, MD30.Z
karaphsāanasarca sarvāṅga śopha (anasarca)IMPPAT3_TPUID000075D004487, C0151603, MG29.1
karaphsāpain śūla (pain)IMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
karaphsāabdominal pain udaraśūla (pain in the abdomen)IMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
karaphsāabdominal pain udararoga (diseases of abdomen)IMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
karaphsāgout vātarakta (gout)IMPPAT3_TPUID000662D006073, C0018099, DOID:13189, FA25
karaphsāliver diseases yakṛtplīhā vikāra (diseases of liver and spleen)IMPPAT3_TPUID000890D008107, C0023895, DOID:409, SA0Z