medā

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
medāAPI000466Polygonatum cirrhifoliumrhizomeISBN:9788190595216

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


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness
picchilaSlimy and murky
guruHeavyC0439539

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
śītaColdD003080, C0009264

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
bṛṃhaṇīyaIncreases muscle massC0518191
garbhakāranaConception promoterC4040108
jīvanīyaLife and longevity enhancerD008136, C0023980
dehapauṣṭikaAnabolic agentD045930, C1258800
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
stanyajanakaGalactagogueD056669, C2717873
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567


Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of medā


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Polygonatum cirrhifoliumrhizomeDiosgeninISBN:9788190595216
Polygonatum cirrhifoliumrhizomeSibiricoside BISBN:9788185042145
Polygonatum cirrhifoliumrhizomeSibiricoside AISBN:9788185042145

Therapeutic uses associated with medā


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
medāpaediatric diseasesbālaroga (disease of children)IMPPAT3_TPUID001078C0679381
medāfistula bhagandara (fistula-in-ano)IMPPAT3_TPUID000605D005402, C0016169, DB50.1
medāabdominal pain gulma (abdominal lump)IMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
medājaundice kāmalā (jaundice)IMPPAT3_TPUID000845D007565, C0022346, ME10.1
medāemaciation kārśya (emaciation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000519D004614, C0013911, 5B51
medācough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
medāemaciation kṣaya (pthisis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000519D004614, C0013911, 5B51
medānight blindness naktāndhya (night blindness)IMPPAT3_TPUID001031D009755, C0028077, DOID:8499, MC1Y
medādischarge from eye netrasrāva (chronic dacrocystitis or epiphora)IMPPAT3_TPUID000435C0423006, MC14
medātuberculosis rājayakṣmā (tuberculosis)IMPPAT3_TPUID001420D014376, C0041296, DOID:399, 1B1Z
medābleeds profusely raktapitta (bleeding disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
medācachexia śoṣa (emaciation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000247D002100, C0006625, MG20.Z
medādyspnea śvāsa (asthma)IMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
medāblindness timira (cataract)IMPPAT3_TPUID000200D001766, C0456909, DOID:1432, 9D90.6
medāerysipelas visarpa (erysepales)IMPPAT3_TPUID000544D004886, C0014733, DOID:11330, 1B70.0