Śālaparṇī

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
SālaparṇīAPI000237Desmodium gangeticumrootISBN:9788190115124
ŚālaparṇīAPI000479Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 6 to 12 g. for decoction. Kvātha (Decoction): 50 to 100 ml


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
tiktaBitter tasteC0235290
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
guruHeavyC0439539
snigdhaUnctuousness/oiliness

Virya (Potency)
ViryaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
uṣṇaHotD006358, C2350229

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)
VipakaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081

Karma (Therapeutic action)
KarmaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
balyaIncreases energy and staminaC0424581
bṛṃhaṇīyaIncreases muscle massC0518191
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas
vātaharaAlleviates vitiated vāta
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of Śālaparṇī


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantHypaphorineISBN:9788171360536
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantN,N-DimethyltryptamineISBN:9788171360536
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantN-MethyltyramineISBN:9788171360536
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantPhenethylamineISBN:9788171360536
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantHordenineISBN:9788171360536
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plant24-Ethylcholesta-5,22-dien-3beta-olISBN:9788171360536
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantMethyl 1-methoxy-1H-indole-3-carboxylateISBN:9788171360536
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantPterocarpanISBN:9788190595216
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantDesmocarpinISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788190595216
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantDesmodinISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788190595216
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantGangetinISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788190595216
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plant(1R,14R)-3-methoxy-7,7,20,20-tetramethyl-8,12,19,25-tetraoxahexacyclo[12.11.0.02,11.04,9.015,24.018,23]pentacosa-2(11),3,5,9,15(24),16,18(23),21-octaeneISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788190595216
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantN,N-Dimethyl-5-methoxytryptamineISBN:9788171360536
Desmodium gangeticumwhole plantNb-methyltetrahydroharmanISBN:9788171360536

Therapeutic uses associated with Śālaparṇī


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
Śālaparṇīhemorrhoidsarśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
Śālaparṇīdiarrhea atisāra (diarrhoea)IMPPAT3_TPUID000416D003967, C0011991, DOID:13250, ME05.1
Śālaparṇīvomiting chardi (emesis)IMPPAT3_TPUID001515D014839, C0042963, MD90.1
Śālaparṇīfever jvara (fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
Śālaparṇīcough kāsa (cough)IMPPAT3_TPUID000367D003371, C0010200, MD12
Śālaparṇīanthelmintics kṛmi (worm infestation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000092D000871, C0003158, XM4EC0
Śālaparṇīulcer kṣata (wound)IMPPAT3_TPUID001426D014456, C0041582
Śālaparṇīdysuria mūtrakṛcchra (dysuria)IMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
Śālaparṇīdiabetes mellitus prameha (metabolic disorder)IMPPAT3_TPUID000413D003920, C0011849, DOID:9351, 5A14
Śālaparṇīpain sant¢pa (emotional stress)IMPPAT3_TPUID001080D010146, C0030193, MG3Z
Śālaparṇīcachexia śoṣa (cachexia)IMPPAT3_TPUID000247D002100, C0006625, MG20.Z
Śālaparṇīanti-inflammatory agents śotha (inflammation)IMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4
Śālaparṇīseminal abnormalities śukradaurbalya (seminal stress)IMPPAT3_TPUID001259C0580403
Śālaparṇīdyspnea śvāsa (asthma)IMPPAT3_TPUID000502D004417, C0013404, DOID:0050847, MD11.5
Śālaparṇīdisorders due to vitiation of vāta doṣa vātaroga (disease due to vata dosa)IMPPAT3_TPUID000471
Śālaparṇīmalaria viṣamjvara (intermitten fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000915D008288, C0024530, DOID:12365, 1F4Z
Śālaparṇīpoisoning viṣavikāra (disorders due to poison)IMPPAT3_TPUID001143D011041, NE6Z