puṣkara

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
puṣkaraAPI000305Inula racemosarootISBN:9788190115155

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 1-3 gm of the drug in powder form


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

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

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
kaphavātaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha and vāta


Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of puṣkara


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Inula racemosarootbeta-SitosterolISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481
Inula racemosarootHumuleneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootalpha-FarneseneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootDaucosterolISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481
Inula racemosarootp-CymeneISBN:9770972795006
Inula racemosarootbeta-ElemeneISBN:9770972795006
Inula racemosarootAlantolactoneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362300, ISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788185042114, ISBN:9788185042138
Inula racemosarootIsoalantolactoneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362300, ISBN:9788185042138
Inula racemosarootalpha-IononeISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootbeta-IononeISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootalpha-CurcumeneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootBenzaldehydeISBN:9770972795006
Inula racemosaroot2-PhenylethanolISBN:9770972795006
Inula racemosarootTelekinISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
Inula racemosarootIsotelekinISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootFurfuralISBN:9770972795006
Inula racemosarootPhenylacetonitrileISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788185042138
Inula racemosarootNorbornyl acetateISBN:9770972795006
Inula racemosarootInulinISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootHelenalinISBN:9780387706375
Inula racemosarootGermacranolideISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042053
Inula racemosaroot1,8,11,14-HeptadecatetraeneISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootDihydroalantolactoneISBN:9770972795006
Inula racemosarootDihydroisoalantolactoneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042053
Inula racemosarootAlloalantolactoneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042114
Inula racemosarootDihydroinunolideISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042138
Inula racemosaroot(3aR,5Z,9Z,11aR)-6,10-dimethyl-3-methylidene-3a,4,7,8,11,11a-hexahydrocyclodeca[b]furan-2-oneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042053, ISBN:9788185042138
Inula racemosarootIsoinunalISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172362300, ISBN:9788185042138
Inula racemosarootNeoalantolactoneISBN:9770972795006
Inula racemosarootalpha-Pinene-oxideISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosaroot(Z,Z)-Heptadeca-1,8,11-trieneISBN:9788171360536
Inula racemosarootIsoalloalantolactoneISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172362300

Therapeutic uses associated with puṣkara


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
puṣkarahiccuphikkāIMPPAT3_TPUID000726D006606, C0019521, MD11.6
puṣkaracough kāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
puṣkaradyspnea śvāsaIMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
puṣkarachest pain pārśvaśūlaIMPPAT3_TPUID000292D002637, C0008031, MD30.Z
puṣkaraanti-inflammatory agents śothaIMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
puṣkarafacial paralysis arditaIMPPAT3_TPUID000568D005158, C0015469, DOID:13934, SD00
puṣkaraanemia pāṇḍuIMPPAT3_TPUID000078D000740, C0002871, DOID:2355, 3A9Z
puṣkaraanorexia aruciIMPPAT3_TPUID000089D000855, C1971624, DOID:8689, MG43.7
puṣkarafever jvaraIMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
puṣkaraabdominal bloating ādhmānaIMPPAT3_TPUID000007C1291077