Bhallataka — Marking Nut

Ayurvedic herb Bhallataka (Semecarpus anacardium) — Marking Nut. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Katu, Tikta, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Kapha, Vata.

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Powerful digestive and stimulant, used under medical supervision for vata disorders.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKatu, TiktaKatu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant; Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaTikshna, LaghuTikshna (Sharp) — penetrating, stimulating; Laghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaShothahara, PachanaShothahara — anti-inflammatory, reduces swelling; Pachana — digests ama and toxins

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Arushkara, Agnika, Sophakrit, Krimighna

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Bhallataka are: phala.

Main Indications

Bhallataka is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Arsha, Kushta, Krimi, Grahani, Gulma.

Dosha Effects

Bhallataka pacifies Kapha, Vata.

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

Usage

Bhallataka 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, Kauu, Tikta, Kaṣ¡ya
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Tikṣḍa, Snigdha
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Madhura 38
Karma (Action)V¡tahara, Kaphahara, Dipana, P¡cana, Chedi, Bhedi, Medhya
Dose1.2 g of the drug in Ksirapaka form. Note - For Bhall¡taka ṣodhan see A.F.I., Part-I
Therapeutic Uses: ān¡ha, Grahaḍi, Gulma, Ar¿a, Krmi, Kuṣuha
Important Formulations: Bhall¡taka Ras¡yana, Bhall¡tak¡di Modaka, Amrta
Botanical Name: Semecarpus anacardium Linn. (Anacardiaceae)
Part Used: Fr.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
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barkCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12Glimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.)
barkEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:81-204-0828-4
barkEyelid diseasesMESH:D005141,UMLS:C0015423, DOID:530ISBN:81-204-0828-4
barkInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
barkLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
barkNervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
barkSexually transmitted diseasesMESH:D012749,UMLS:C0036916, ICD-11:1A9ZISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
barkSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
barkTuberculosis, lymph nodeMESH:D014388,UMLS:C0041316, DOID:4889, ICD-11:1B12.6ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266
barkUrinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:81-204-0828-4
barkWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
fruitAbortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9788172361266
fruitHair lossMESH:D000505,UMLS:C0002170, DOID:987, ICD-11:ED70ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitAmenorrheaMESH:D000568,UMLS:C0002453, DOID:13938, ICD-11:GA20.0ISBN:9788171360536
fruitAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172361266, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9788172363093
fruitAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9780387706375, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9780387706375
fruitAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788172361266, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
fruitAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:81-204-0828-4, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitArthritisMESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2ZISBN:9788172363093
fruitAscitesMESH:D001201,UMLS:C0003962, ICD-11:ME04ISBN:9788172360818, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
fruitAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitBeriberiMESH:D001602,UMLS:C0005122, DOID:13725, ICD-11:5B5A.0ISBN:9788171360536
fruitBrain diseasesMESH:D001927,UMLS:C0006111, DOID:936Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
fruitCallositiesMESH:D002145,UMLS:C0376154, ICD-11:EH92.0ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitCardiovascular diseasesMESH:D002318,UMLS:C0007222, DOID:1287, ICD-11:BE2ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536
fruitConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9788171360536
fruitCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh, ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9788171360536
fruitDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZPharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitDysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9788171360536
fruitDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536
fruitEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitEpilepsyMESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6ZISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
fruitEyelid diseasesMESH:D005141,UMLS:C0015423, DOID:530ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:81-204-0828-4, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitHair dyesMESH:D006202,UMLS:C0018501, ICD-11:ED73.10Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788171360536
fruitHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788171360536
fruitHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitCounterirritantUMLS:C0010215ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitLymphadenitisMESH:D008199,UMLS:C0024205, DOID:1602, ICD-11:BD90Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitMental disordersMESH:D001523,UMLS:C0004936, ICD-11:6E8ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitNeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZMedicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitNervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZPharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitNeuralgiaMESH:D009437,UMLS:C0027796, ICD-11:MG30.5ZISBN:9788172360818, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
fruitNeuritisMESH:D009443,UMLS:C0027813, DOID:1803, ICD-11:8C1ZISBN:9788171360536
fruitNeurotic disordersMESH:D009497,UMLS:C0027932, DOID:4964ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitParalysisMESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224ISBN:9788171360536, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
fruitPsoriasisMESH:D011565,UMLS:C0033860, DOID:8893, ICD-11:EA90ISBN:9788172360818
fruitGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:81-204-0828-4, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitRespiratory tract infectionsMESH:D012141,UMLS:C0035243, ICD-11:CA45Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
fruitSciaticaMESH:D012585,UMLS:C0036396, ICD-11:ME84.3ISBN:9788171360536
fruitSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
fruitSplenic diseasesMESH:D013158,UMLS:C0037997, DOID:2529, ICD-11:3B8ZISBN:9788171360536
fruitSplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruitSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitSyphilisMESH:D013587,UMLS:C0039128, DOID:4166, ICD-11:1A6ZISBN:9788171360536
fruitTooth diseasesMESH:D014076,UMLS:C0040435, DOID:1091, ICD-11:DA07.ZPharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitTuberculosis, lymph nodeMESH:D014388,UMLS:C0041316, DOID:4889, ICD-11:1B12.6ISBN:9788171360536
fruitUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:81-204-0828-4, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitUrinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:81-204-0828-4, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
fruitWartsMESH:D014860,UMLS:C3665596, DOID:11165, ICD-11:1E80Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
fruitRheumatoid arthritisMESH:D001172,UMLS:C0003873, DOID:7148, ICD-11:FA20ISBN:9780387706375
seedAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172360818
seedAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seedCardiotonic agentsMESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1ISBN:9788172360818
seedDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788172360818
seedFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788172360818
seedLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9780387706375
seedPsoriasisMESH:D011565,UMLS:C0033860, DOID:8893, ICD-11:EA90ISBN:9780387706375
seedSterilization, reproductiveMESH:D013245,UMLS:C0038288ISBN:81-204-0828-4
whole plantScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9788172361266
whole plantSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9788172361266
Abortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9788172360818
AmenorrheaMESH:D000568,UMLS:C0002453, DOID:13938, ICD-11:GA20.0ISBN:9788173717062
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Antineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717062
AntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717062
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788172360818, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
AntitoxinsMESH:D000992,UMLS:C0003445, ICD-11:XM5CP2Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
AphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
ArthralgiaMESH:D018771,UMLS:C0003862, ICD-11:ME82Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
ArthritisMESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717062
AstheniaMESH:D001247,UMLS:C0004093, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9788173717062
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9788173717062
BeriberiMESH:D001602,UMLS:C0005122, DOID:13725, ICD-11:5B5A.0ISBN:9788173717062
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Cardiotonic agentsMESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1ISBN:9788173717062
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717062
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh, ISBN:9788173717062
Diabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9788173717062
DysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
EmollientsMESH:D004643,UMLS:C0013983, ICD-11:XM1C59ISBN:9788173717062
EpilepsyMESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6ZPharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
ExanthemaMESH:D005076,UMLS:C0015230ISBN:9788173717062
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717062
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788173717062
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
GastritisMESH:D005756,UMLS:C0017152, DOID:4029, ICD-11:DA42Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
GoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360818
Hair dyesMESH:D006202,UMLS:C0018501, ICD-11:ED73.10Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Heart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9788173717062
HelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717062
HemiplegiaMESH:D006429,UMLS:C0018991, DOID:10969, ICD-11:MB53.ZISBN:9788172360818
HemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788173717062
HemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172360818
HypohidrosisMESH:D007007,UMLS:C0020620, DOID:11155, ICD-11:EE01.ZISBN:9788173717062
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh, ISBN:9788173717062
LeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788173717062
Liver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788173717062
NeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Nervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZPharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
NeuralgiaMESH:D009437,UMLS:C0027796, ICD-11:MG30.5ZISBN:9780387706375
NeuritisMESH:D009443,UMLS:C0027813, DOID:1803, ICD-11:8C1ZISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788173717062
ParalysisMESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
PsoriasisMESH:D011565,UMLS:C0033860, DOID:8893, ICD-11:EA90ISBN:9788171360536
General tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
SciaticaMESH:D012585,UMLS:C0036396, ICD-11:ME84.3ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788173717062
Splenic diseasesMESH:D013158,UMLS:C0037997, DOID:2529, ICD-11:3B8ZISBN:9788173717062
SyphilisMESH:D013587,UMLS:C0039128, DOID:4166, ICD-11:1A6ZISBN:9788172360818, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Tuberculosis, lymph nodeMESH:D014388,UMLS:C0041316, DOID:4889, ICD-11:1B12.6ISBN:9788173717062
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788173717062
Uterine contractionMESH:D014590,UMLS:C0042130, ICD-11:GA16.YISBN:9788173717062
VitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788173717062, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
Rheumatoid arthritisMESH:D001172,UMLS:C0003873, DOID:7148, ICD-11:FA20ISBN:81-204-0828-4