Śamī

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
ŚamīAPI000480Prosopis cinerarialeafISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 3 to 5g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
laghuLight (weight)C0332264
rūkṣaDryC0205222

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

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
arśoghnaAlleviates hemorrhoidsD006484, C0019112, DB60.Z
kṛmighnaAnthelminticD000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
kaphapittaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha and pitta
kuṣṭhaghnaDermatologic agentD003879, C0011625
recakaCatharticD002400, C0007422, XM99E9
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
vātavarddhakaAggravates vāta

Therapeutic uses associated with Śamī


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Śamīhemorrhoidsarśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Śamīdiarrhea atisāra (diarrhoea)IMPPAT3_TPUID000416D003967, C0011991, DOID:13250, ME05.1
Śamīantipsychotic agents bālagraha (psychotic syndrome of children)IMPPAT3_TPUID000128D014150, C0040615, XM7AA5
Śamīvertigo bhrama (vertigo)IMPPAT3_TPUID001488D014717, C0042571, MB48.0
Śamīanthelmintics kṛmi (worm infestation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Śamīcough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Śamīskin diseases kuṣṭha (leprosy / diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Śamīeye diseases netraroga (diseases of the eye)IMPPAT3_TPUID000561D005128, C0015397, DOID:5614, 9E1Z
Śamībleeds profusely raktapitta (bleeding disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
Śamīdyspnea śvāsa (asthma)IMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Śamīpoisoning viṣavikāra (disorders due to poison)IMPPAT3_TPUID001143D011041, NE6Z