Śāla

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
ŚālaAPI000478Shorea robustawoodISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 50 to 100 g. for decoction. Kvātha (Decoction): 50 to 100 ml


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
rūkṣaDryC0205222

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
kaphaharaAlleviates vitiated kapha
medorogaharaAnti-obesity agentD019440, C0376607, XM2AF4
vraṇaśodhakaHelps in wound healingD014945, C0043240
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
viṣaghnaGeneral & specific antidotesD000931, C0003295, XM1S43
vedanasthāpakaAnalgesicD000700, C0002771, XM4KS4
stambhakaSubstance that blocks excess flowC0332206
kṛmighnaAnthelminticD000871, C0003158, XM4EC0

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Śāla


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Shorea robustawoodbeta-SitosterolISBN:9789327275590
Shorea robustawood(S,1Z,6Z)-8-Isopropyl-1-methyl-5-methylenecyclodeca-1,6-dieneISBN:9789327275590
Shorea robustawoodChalconeISBN:9788190595216
Shorea robustawoodBergeninISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788190595216
Shorea robustawoodShoreaphenolISBN:9788190595216
Shorea robustawoodPhaeophytin AISBN:9789327275590

Therapeutic uses associated with Śāla


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Śālaburn injuryagnidaha (burns)IMPPAT3_TPUID000233D002056, C0006434, NE2Z
Śālaantipruritics kaṇḍu (itching)IMPPAT3_TPUID000127D000982, C0003417, EC90
Śālaanthelmintics kṛmi (helminthiasis)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Śālaskin diseases kuśṭha (leprosy / diseases of skin)IMPPAT3_TPUID001280D012871, C0037274, ME67
Śālaanemia pāṇḍu (anaemia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000078D000740, C0002871, DOID:2355, 3A9Z
Śāladiabetes mellitus prameha (metabolic disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Śālahematologic diseases raktavīkāra (disorders of blood)IMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74
Śālaanti-inflammatory agents śotha (oedema)IMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Śālasexually transmitted diseases upadaṁśa (syphilis / soft chancre)IMPPAT3_TPUID001266D012749, C0036916, 1A9Z
Śāladisorders due to vitiation of vāta doṣa vātavyādhi (disease due ot vata dosa)IMPPAT3_TPUID000471
Śālapoisoning viṣavikāra (disorders due to poison)IMPPAT3_TPUID001143D011041, NE6Z
Śālaabscess vidradhi (abscess)IMPPAT3_TPUID000031D000038, C0000833, SYMP:0000672, 1B75.3
Śālaulcer vraṇa (ulcer)IMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Śāladisorder of female genital organs yonidosa (disease of female genital tract)IMPPAT3_TPUID000458D005831, C0017411, GA6Z
Śāladisorder of female genital organs yoniroga (disease of female genital tract)IMPPAT3_TPUID000458D005831, C0017411, GA6Z
Śālaear diseases karnaroga (disease of ear)IMPPAT3_TPUID000506D004427, C0013447, AC0Z
Śāladeafness bādhirya (deafness)IMPPAT3_TPUID000389D003638, C0011053, AB52
Śālafractures, bone asthibhagna (bone fracture)IMPPAT3_TPUID000617D050723, C0016658, ND56.2