Atibala — Indian Mallow

Ayurvedic herb Atibala (Abutilon indicum) — Indian Mallow. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Madhura, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Madhura. Balances Vata.

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Used in urinary and nervous disorders, strengthens the body.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — nourishing, grounding, promotes tissue growth
GunaGuru, SnigdhaGuru (Heavy) — increases bulk, grounding; Snigdha (Oily/Unctuous) — moistening, nourishing
ViryaSheetaSheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
VipakaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — post-digestive sweet, nourishing
PrabhavaBalya, VataharaBalya — strengthens, increases strength and stamina; Vatahara

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Kankatika, Rishyaprokta, Balika, Batyalaka

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Atibala are: moola, bija, patra.

Main Indications

Atibala is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Vata Vyadhi, Kshaya, Prameha, Raktapitta, Mutrakrichha.

Dosha Effects

Atibala pacifies Vata.

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

Usage

Atibala 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
Guna (Quality)Snigdha
Virya (Potency)śita
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Madhura
Karma (Action)Gr¡hi, V¡tahara, Balya, Vrṣya
Dose3-6 g of the drug in powder form
Therapeutic Uses: Meha, V¡tarakta, Raktapitta
Important Formulations: Bal¡ Taila, N¡r¡yaḍa Taila, Mah¡ N¡r¡yaḍa Taila
Botanical Name: Abutilon indicum (Malvaceae)
Part Used: Rt.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
barkAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
barkAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
barkAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
barkAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178
barkCandidiasis, vulvovaginalMESH:D002181,UMLS:C0276683, DOID:2272, ICD-11:1F23.ZISBN:9770972795006
barkDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9788172361266
barkDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178
barkEnemaMESH:D004733,UMLS:C0993595ISBN:9770972795006
barkFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
barkInfectionMESH:D007239,UMLS:C3714514, ICD-11:1H0ZISBN:9770972795006
barkLow back painMESH:D017116,UMLS:C0024031, ICD-11:ME84.2ISBN:9770972795006
barkRenal colicMESH:D056844,UMLS:C0152169, ICD-11:MF56ISBN:9770972795006
barkUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006
barkUrinary bladder diseasesMESH:D001745,UMLS:C0005686, DOID:365ISBN:9770972795006
flowerAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006
flowerAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
flowerArthritisMESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2ZISBN:9770972795006
flowerBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006
flowerCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
flowerErectile dysfunctionMESH:D007172,UMLS:C0242350, ICD-11:HA01.1ISBN:9770972795006
flowerFertility agentsMESH:D005299,UMLS:C0015896ISBN:9770972795006
flowerFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
flowerGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006
flowerHematemesisMESH:D006396,UMLS:C0018926, ICD-11:ME24.A5ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
flowerHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
flowerUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
fruitAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006
fruitStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9788172362089
leafAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
leafBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362089
leafCystitisMESH:D003556,UMLS:C0010692, DOID:1679, ICD-11:GC00ISBN:9770972795006
leafDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
leafDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178
leafEmollientsMESH:D004643,UMLS:C0013983, ICD-11:XM1C59ISBN:9770972795006
leafEye dropsMESH:D009883,UMLS:C0015399ISBN:9788172361266
leafFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172360481
leafFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172363178
leafGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
leafHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
leafHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9770972795006
leafJaundiceMESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9788172363178
leafPeriodontal diseasesMESH:D010510,UMLS:C0031090, DOID:3388, ICD-11:DA0CISBN:9770972795006
leafGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
leafHydroceleMESH:D006848,UMLS:C1720771, DOID:9912, ICD-11:GB00.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9770972795006
leafUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178
leafUrinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:9788172361266
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
rootAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
rootAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat)
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788172360481
rootDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178
rootDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178
rootEye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
rootFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172361266
rootGoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
rootHematuriaMESH:D006417,UMLS:C0018965, ICD-11:MF50.4ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
rootHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
rootHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
rootLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
rootNervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
rootPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZContribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
rootParalysisMESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172362089
rootPolyuriaMESH:D011141,UMLS:C0032617, ICD-11:MF55ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
rootGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
rootUrinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:9788172360481
rootUrinary bladder diseasesMESH:D001745,UMLS:C0005686, DOID:365ISBN:9770972795006
rootUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
rootVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788172360481
seedAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
seedAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362089, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
seedCystitisMESH:D003556,UMLS:C0010692, DOID:1679, ICD-11:GC00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178
seedDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788172363178
seedGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363178
seedHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172363178
seedLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363178, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
whole plantAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantCystitisMESH:D003556,UMLS:C0010692, DOID:1679, ICD-11:GC00ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9789327275590
whole plantHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9789327275590
whole plantHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9789327275590
whole plantHypnotics and sedativesMESH:D006993,UMLS:C0020592, ICD-11:XM3GR8ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantInsect repellentsMESH:D007302,UMLS:C0021572ISBN:9788172362089
whole plantLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantParalysisMESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantUrinary bladder diseasesMESH:D001745,UMLS:C0005686, DOID:365ISBN:9789327275590
ImmunostimulantMESH:D000276,UMLS:C0001551ISBN:9770972795006
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788172362089
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172360481
Anti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9788172360481
AnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788172360481
Antineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788172360481
Candidiasis, vulvovaginalMESH:D002181,UMLS:C0276683, DOID:2272, ICD-11:1F23.ZISBN:9788172360481
Central nervous system diseasesMESH:D002493,UMLS:C0007682, DOID:331ISBN:9770972795006
Chest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9788172363178
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
CystitisMESH:D003556,UMLS:C0010692, DOID:1679, ICD-11:GC00ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172363178
DemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788172360481
Disorder of ejaculationUMLS:C0235969ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
EnemaMESH:D004733,UMLS:C0993595ISBN:9788172360481
EpistaxisMESH:D004844,UMLS:C0014591, ICD-11:MD20ISBN:9770972795006
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172363178
Fractures, boneMESH:D050723,UMLS:C0016658, ICD-11:ND56.2ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362089
Heart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9770972795006
HemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172360481
Low back painMESH:D017116,UMLS:C0024031, ICD-11:ME84.2ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481
MenorrhagiaMESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50ISBN:9788172360481
Muscle crampMESH:D009120,UMLS:C0026821, ICD-11:MB47.3ISBN:9788172360481
Nervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZISBN:9770972795006
Periodontal diseasesMESH:D010510,UMLS:C0031090, DOID:3388, ICD-11:DA0CISBN:9788172363178
Postnatal careMESH:D011181,UMLS:C0032782ISBN:9770972795006
ToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172363178
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788172360481
UrethritisMESH:D014526,UMLS:C0041976, DOID:1343, ICD-11:GC02.YISBN:9788172363178
Vaginal dischargeMESH:D019522,UMLS:C0227791, DOID:3767, ICD-11:MF3AISBN:9788172360481
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9788172360481