Śarkarā

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
ŚarkarāAPI000515SugarcanestemISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 5 to 30 g


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

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
cakṣuṣyaBeneficial for eye healthC0973585
dhātuvarddhakaAnabolic agentD045930, C1258800
hŕdyaCardiotonic agentD002316, C0007209, XM91S1
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567

Therapeutic uses associated with Śarkarā


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Śarkarāhemorrhoidsarśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Śarkarāanorexia aruci (tastelessness)IMPPAT3_TPUID000089D000855, C1971624, DOID:8689, MG43.7
Śarkarāvertigo bhrama (vertigo)IMPPAT3_TPUID001488D014717, C0042571, MB48.0
Śarkarāvomiting chardi (emesis)IMPPAT3_TPUID001515D014839, C0042963, MD90.1
Śarkarāpain dāha (burning sensation)IMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Śarkarāfatigue daurbalya (weakness)IMPPAT3_TPUID000570D005221, C0015672, MG22
Śarkarāfever jvara (fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Śarkarāanthelmintics kṛmi (helminthiasis / worm infestation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Śarkarāulcer kṣata (wound)IMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Śarkarāweakness kṣiṇa (impaired)IMPPAT3_TPUID001528C1762617
Śarkarāemaciation kṣaya (madātyaya (alcoholism)IMPPAT3_TPUID000519D004614, C0013911, 5B51
Śarkarādelusionsmoha (delusion)IMPPAT3_TPUID000395D003702, C0011253, DOID:778, MB26.0
Śarkarāsyncope mūrcha (syncope)IMPPAT3_TPUID001361D013575, C0039070, MG45.Z
Śarkarābleeds profusely raktapitta (bleeding disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
Śarkarāhemorrhage raktasruti (haemorrage)IMPPAT3_TPUID000705D006470, C0019080, MG27
Śarkarāhematologic diseases raktavikāra (disorders of blood)IMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74
Śarkarāfatigue śrama (fatigue / lethargy)IMPPAT3_TPUID000570D005221, C0015672, MG22
Śarkarāthirst tṛṣṇā (thirst)IMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Śarkarāgout vātarakta (gout)IMPPAT3_TPUID000662D006073, C0018099, DOID:13189, FA25
Śarkarāpoisoning viṣavikāra (disorders due to poison)IMPPAT3_TPUID001143D011041, NE6Z