poṭagala

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
poṭagalaAPI000391Typha elephantinarootISBN:9788190115162

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 10-20 g for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness

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
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567
cakṣuṣyaBeneficial for eye healthC0973585
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
vraṇaropakaHelps in wound healingD014945, C0043240

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of poṭagala


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Typha elephantinarootQuercetinISBN:9788190115162
Typha elephantinarootbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788190115162
Typha elephantinarootCholesterolISBN:9788190115162
Typha elephantinarootLanosterolISBN:9788190115162

Therapeutic uses associated with poṭagala


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
poṭagalapaindāhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
poṭagalahematologic diseases raktavikāraIMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74
poṭagalagout vātaraktaIMPPAT3_TPUID000662D006073, C0018099, DOID:13189, FA25
poṭagalaerysipelas visarpaIMPPAT3_TPUID000544D004886, C0014733, DOID:11330, 1B70.0
poṭagalableeds profusely raktapittaIMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
poṭagalacystitis bastiśothaIMPPAT3_TPUID000380D003556, C0010692, DOID:1679, GC00
poṭagaladysuria mūtrakṛcchraIMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
poṭagalaurinary calculi/urolithiasis aśmarīIMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
poṭagalaanti-inflammatory agents śophaIMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
poṭagalaseminal abnormalities śukradaurbalyaIMPPAT3_TPUID001259C0580403
poṭagalaulcer vraṇaIMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582