Atasi — Flaxseed

Ayurvedic herb Atasi (Linum usitatissimum) — Flaxseed. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Madhura, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata.

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Flax seeds are a rich source of healthy fats, used to balance Vata, lubricate the intestines, and support skin health.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — nourishing, grounding, promotes tissue growth
GunaGuru, SnigdhaGuru (Heavy) — increases bulk, grounding; Snigdha (Oily/Unctuous) — moistening, nourishing
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaBalya, Vatahara, VarnyaBalya — strengthens, increases strength and stamina; Vatahara; Varnya — improves complexion and skin tone

Sanskrit Synonyms

In the classical Ayurvedic texts, Atasi is known by the following Sanskrit names:

Uma, Kshuma, Malina, Nilapushpi

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Atasi are: bija, taila, pushpa, patra.

Main Indications

Atasi is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Vata Vyadhi, Kushta, Vrana, Prameha, Mutrakrichha.

Dosha Effects

Atasi pacifies Vata.

It may aggravate Pitta, Kapha when used in excess or in sensitive individuals.

Usage

Atasi is used in classical Ayurvedic formulations. Consult a qualified Ayurvedic practitioner for appropriate dosage and preparation based on your constitution (Prakriti) and current imbalance (Vikriti).

Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India (API)

Source: Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India — Government of India, Ministry of AYUSH

Rasa (Taste)Madhura, Tikta
Guna (Quality)Snigdha, Guru
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)V¡taghna, Acakṣuṣya
Dose3-6 g of the drug in powder form
Therapeutic Uses: śiroroga, Krmiroga, Kuṣuha, Prameha
Important Formulations: Sarṣap¡di Pralepa
Botanical Name: Linum usitatissimum Linn. (Linaceae)
Part Used: Sd.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

Source: Indian Medicinal Plants, Phytochemistry And Therapeutics (IMPPAT) v1.0 — CC BY 4.0

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
barkGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
barkWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
flowerCardiotonic agentsMESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
flowerCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
flowerDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
flowerNervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
flowerSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitEczemaMESH:D004485,UMLS:C0013595ISBN:9770972795006
fruitHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
plant exudateCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9788171360536
plant exudateConjunctivitisMESH:D003231,UMLS:C0009763, DOID:6195, ICD-11:9A60ISBN:9788171360536
plant exudateCystitisMESH:D003556,UMLS:C0010692, DOID:1679, ICD-11:GC00ISBN:9788171360536
plant exudateDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788171360536
plant exudateDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788171360536
plant exudateGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9788171360536
rootHair lossMESH:D000505,UMLS:C0002170, DOID:987, ICD-11:ED70ISBN:9770972795006
rootEczemaMESH:D004485,UMLS:C0013595ISBN:9770972795006
seedVisceral obstructionsUMLS:C4510107, ICD-11:BD73.21ISBN:9770972795006
seedAbscessMESH:D000038,UMLS:C0000833, SYMP:0000672, ICD-11:1B75.3ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9770972795006
seedAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedAntioxidantsMESH:D000975,UMLS:C0003402ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedAntitussive agentsMESH:D000996,UMLS:C0003449ISBN:9780387706375
seedAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9770972795006
seedArthralgiaMESH:D018771,UMLS:C0003862, ICD-11:ME82Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedBack painMESH:D001416,UMLS:C0004604, ICD-11:ME84.2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedBronchial diseasesMESH:D001982,UMLS:C0006261, DOID:1176, ICD-11:CB40.YISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
seedBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
seedBurnsMESH:D002056,UMLS:C0006434, ICD-11:NE2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedCarbuncleMESH:D002270,UMLS:C0007078, DOID:2176, ICD-11:1B75.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
seedCholinergic antagonistsMESH:D018680,UMLS:C0242897ISBN:9770972795006
seedCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
seedConjunctivitisMESH:D003231,UMLS:C0009763, DOID:6195, ICD-11:9A60ISBN:9788173717048
seedCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedCystitisMESH:D003556,UMLS:C0010692, DOID:1679, ICD-11:GC00ISBN:9770972795006
seedDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
seedDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
seedDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006
seedEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedEmollientsMESH:D004643,UMLS:C0013983, ICD-11:XM1C59ISBN:9788173717048
seedExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717048, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedFemale urogenital diseasesMESH:D052776,UMLS:C1720887ISBN:9770972795006
seedFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
seedGalactogoguesMESH:D056669,UMLS:C2717873ISBN:9770972795006
seedGastrointestinal diseasesMESH:D005767,UMLS:C0017178, DOID:77, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717048
seedGoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266
seedHypercholesterolemiaMESH:D006937,UMLS:C0020443, ICD-11:5C80.0ISBN:9770972795006
seedHypoglycemic agentsMESH:D007004,UMLS:C0020616ISBN:9770972795006
seedHypolipidemic agentsMESH:D000960,UMLS:C0086440ISBN:9780387706375
seedInfertility, maleMESH:D007248,UMLS:C0021364, DOID:12336, ICD-11:GB04ISBN:9770972795006
seedInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
seedKidney diseasesMESH:D007674,UMLS:C0022658, DOID:557, ICD-11:GC2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedLactation disordersMESH:D007775,UMLS:C0022927, ICD-11:JB46.7Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
seedLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006
seedLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9770972795006
seedMenstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9770972795006
seedMetabolismMESH:D008660, ICD-11:XM3BT8ISBN:9770972795006
seedPleurisyMESH:D010998,UMLS:C0032231, DOID:10247, ICD-11:MD31Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedPneumoniaMESH:D011014,UMLS:C0032285, DOID:552, ICD-11:CA40.0ZISBN:9770972795006, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - II
seedPremature ejaculationMESH:D061686,UMLS:C0033038, DOID:13709, ICD-11:HA03.0ZISBN:9770972795006
seedRheumatic diseasesMESH:D012216,UMLS:C0035435, DOID:1575ISBN:9770972795006
seedSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006
seedSuppurationMESH:D013492,UMLS:C3203360ISBN:9770972795006
seedUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
seedUreteral diseasesMESH:D014515,UMLS:C0041954, DOID:1426, ICD-11:GC2ZISBN:9788173717048
seedUrinary tract infectionsMESH:D014552,UMLS:C0042029, DOID:0080784, ICD-11:GC08ISBN:9770972795006
seedUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788172360818
seedUrogenital systemMESH:D014566,UMLS:C0042066ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
seedDisorder of headUMLS:C1290856ISBN:9770972795006
seedEsophagitisMESH:D004941,UMLS:C0014868, DOID:11963, ICD-11:DA24ISBN:9770972795006
stemAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
stemDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantBurnsMESH:D002056,UMLS:C0006434, ICD-11:NE2ZISBN:9788172361266
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006
BurnsMESH:D002056,UMLS:C0006434, ICD-11:NE2ZISBN:9770972795006
CarbuncleMESH:D002270,UMLS:C0007078, DOID:2176, ICD-11:1B75.1ISBN:9788172360818
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
Common coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
ConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9780387706375
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
DemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006
EmollientsMESH:D004643,UMLS:C0013983, ICD-11:XM1C59ISBN:9770972795006
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9770972795006
Eye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006
FurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9788172360818
GoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360818
HemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
Intestinal diseasesMESH:D007410,UMLS:C0021831, DOID:5295, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
LaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9788173717048
Rheumatic diseasesMESH:D012216,UMLS:C0035435, DOID:1575ISBN:9788172360818
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
SpasmMESH:D013035,UMLS:C0037763, ICD-11:MB47.3ISBN:9770972795006
SuppurationMESH:D013492,UMLS:C3203360ISBN:9788172360818
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788172360818
Urogenital systemMESH:D014566,UMLS:C0042066ISBN:9770972795006
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9780387706375