Śāka

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
ŚākaAPI000235Tectona grandiswoodISBN:9788190115124

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): 3 - 6 g of the drug in powder form 30 - 60 g of the drug for decoction


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
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
pittaharaAlleviates vitiated pitta
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
raktaprasādanaBeneficial to bloodD006401, C0018938
garbhasthāpakaUsed as prenatal careD011295, C0033052

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Śāka


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Tectona grandiswoodbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788171360536
Tectona grandiswoodBetulinic acidISBN:9788172361150
Tectona grandiswoodLapacholISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788185042138
Tectona grandiswood2-MethylanthraquinoneISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788185042138, ISBN:9788190115124
Tectona grandiswoodNaphthaleneISBN:9780387706375
Tectona grandiswoodAnthraquinoneISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172363093
Tectona grandiswoodDehydrotectolISBN:9788172361150
Tectona grandiswoodDehydro-alpha-lapachoneISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788185042138
Tectona grandiswoodAnthraquinone-2-carboxylic acidISBN:9788171360536
Tectona grandiswoodTecomaquinoneISBN:9788185042138
Tectona grandiswood9,10-Dioxo-9,10-dihydroanthracene-2-carbaldehydeISBN:9788171360536
Tectona grandiswood5-HydroxylapacholISBN:9788171360536
Tectona grandiswood2-Methyl-9,10-dimethoxy-1,4-anthraquinoneISBN:9788172363093
Tectona grandiswood1-Hydroxy-5-methoxy-2-methylanthracene-9,10-dioneISBN:9788172363093

Therapeutic uses associated with Śāka


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Śākaskin diseaseskuṣṭhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Śākableeds profusely raktapittaIMPPAT3_TPUID000199C0424561
Śākaurinary tract infections mūtrarogaIMPPAT3_TPUID001451D014552, C0042029, DOID:0080784, GC08
Śākaanemia pāṇḍuIMPPAT3_TPUID000078D000740, C0002871, DOID:2355, 3A9Z
Śākadiabetes mellitus pramehaIMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Śākaanti-obesity agents medorogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000103D019440, C0376607, 5B81
Śākapain dāhaIMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Śākafatigue śramaIMPPAT3_TPUID000570D005221, C0015672, MG22
Śākathirst tṛṣṇāIMPPAT3_TPUID001380D013894
Śākahelminthiasis kṛmirogaIMPPAT3_TPUID000689D006373, C0018889, 1F9Z
Śākaabortion, spontaneous (early) garbhasrāvaIMPPAT3_TPUID000028D000022, C0156543, JA0Z&XT65
Śākaunspecified abortion garbhapātanaIMPPAT3_TPUID001434D000022, C0156543, JA0Z&XT0T