śitivāraka

Formulation nameFormulation identifierIngredient namePlant partReferences
śitivārakaAPI000482Celosia argenteaseedISBN:9788190595216

Dosage (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India): Cūrṇa (Powder): 3 to 6g


Ayurvedic principles of drug action

Rasa (Taste)
RasaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
kaṣāyaAstringent tasteC5780096
madhuraSweet tasteC1537081
kaṭuPungent tasteC5780097

Guna (Quality)
GunaStandardised English terminologyMapping to other databases
rūkṣaDryC0205222
guruHeavyC0439539
saraInstability or mobilityC1444783

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
tridoṣaharaPacifies all three doṣas
bastiśodhakaBladder cleansing propertyC0184657
purīṣasaṁgrahaṇīyaCauses constipationD003248, C0009806, ME05.0
mūtralaDiureticsD004232, C0012798, XM4D06
vṝṣyaAphrodisiacD001046, C0003567
snehanaHas unctuous, lubricating and softening propertiesC3653479
medhyaNootropic agentD018697, C0242913
rasāyanaHas rejuvenative propertyD012060, C0035016

Phytochemicals associated with the plant ingredient of śitivāraka


Ingredient namePlant partPhytochemical nameReferences
Celosia argenteaseedbeta-SitosterolISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042114
Celosia argenteaseedPalmitic acidISBN:9770972795006
Celosia argenteaseedPalmitoleic acidISBN:9770972795006
Celosia argenteaseedOleic acidISBN:9770972795006
Celosia argenteaseedLinoleic acidISBN:9770972795006
Celosia argenteaseed3,4-Dihydroxybenzoic acidISBN:9788185042114
Celosia argenteaseedArachidic acidISBN:9770972795006
Celosia argenteaseedDocosanoic acidISBN:9770972795006
Celosia argenteaseed4-Hydroxybenzoic acidISBN:9788185042114
Celosia argenteaseedSucroseISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042145
Celosia argenteaseedcis-11-Eicosenoic acidISBN:9770972795006
Celosia argenteaseedCholesteryl palmitateISBN:9788172362089, ISBN:9788185042145

Therapeutic uses associated with śitivāraka


Formulation nameTherapeutic useTherapeutic use (according to The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India)IMPPAT identifierMapping to other databases
śitivārakaurinary calculi/urolithiasisaśmarī (calculus)IMPPAT3_TPUID001448D052878, C0451641, DOID:0080653, GB7Z
śitivārakahemorrhoids arśa (piles)IMPPAT3_TPUID000709D006484, C0019112, DOID:9746, DB60.Z
śitivārakadiarrhea atisāra (diarrhoea)IMPPAT3_TPUID000416D003967, C0011991, DOID:13250, ME05.1
śitivārakaabdominal pain gulma (abdominal lump)IMPPAT3_TPUID000017D015746, C0000737, SYMP:0000457, MD81
śitivārakaheart diseases hṛdroga (heart disease)IMPPAT3_TPUID000683D006331, C0018799, DOID:114, BC4Z
śitivārakafever jvara (fever)IMPPAT3_TPUID000577D005334, C0015967, MG26
śitivārakaurinary retention mūtrāghāta (urinary obstruction)IMPPAT3_TPUID001450D016055, C0080274, MF50.3
śitivārakadysuria mūtrakṛcchra (dysuria)IMPPAT3_TPUID000505D053159, C0013428, MF50.7
śitivārakasplenic diseases plīhāroga (splenic disease)IMPPAT3_TPUID001306D013158, C0037997, DOID:2529, 3B8Z
śitivārakahematologic diseases raktavīkāra (disorders of blood)IMPPAT3_TPUID000693DOID:74
śitivārakaanti-inflammatory agents śopha (oedema)IMPPAT3_TPUID000101D000893, C0003209, XM4KS4