Chirabilva — Indian Elm

Ayurvedic herb Chirabilva (Holoptelea integrifolia) — Indian Elm. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Kashaya, Tikta, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Kapha, Pitta.

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Holoptelea integrifolia is used in digestive disorders and to treat edema and piles.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKashaya, TiktaKashaya (Astringent) — drying, absorbent, wound-healing; Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaLaghu, RukshaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Ruksha (Dry) — absorbs moisture, drying
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaLekhana, GrahiLekhana — scraping, reduces fat and Kapha; Grahi — absorbent, improves assimilation, stops diarrhea

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Putikaranja, Karanja, Naktamala

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Chirabilva are: twak, patra, bija.

Main Indications

Chirabilva is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Arsha, Shotha, Grahani, Kushta, Prameha.

Dosha Effects

Chirabilva pacifies Kapha, Pitta.

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

Usage

Chirabilva 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)Tikta, Kaṣ¡ya
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Rūkṣa
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Pittahara, Stambhaka
Dose1-3 g
Therapeutic Uses: Chardi, Ar¿a, Krmi, Kuṣuha, Prameha
Important Formulations: Piyūṣavalli Rasa, Gandharvahast¡di Kv¡tha Cūrḍa
Botanical Name: Holoptelea integrifolia Planch. (Ulmaceae)
Part Used: Frt.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
barkAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
barkAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788173717048
barkAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
barkAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
barkAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
barkAnti-obesity agentsMESH:D019440,UMLS:C0376607, ICD-11:5B81ISBN:9770972795006
barkAntioxidantsMESH:D000975,UMLS:C0003402ISBN:9770972795006
barkAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717048
barkArthralgiaMESH:D018771,UMLS:C0003862, ICD-11:ME82Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
barkAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9788173717048
barkColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
barkDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
barkDysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9770972795006
barkDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
barkEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361266
barkFilariasisMESH:D005368,UMLS:C0016085, DOID:1080, ICD-11:1F66ISBN:9788171360536
barkFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717048
barkFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
barkHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
barkHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717048
barkHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788173717048
barkHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZContribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
barkHerpesvirus 4, humanMESH:D004854ISBN:9770972795006
barkInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717048
barkLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9788173717048
barkLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
barkMeningitisMESH:D008581,UMLS:C0025289, DOID:9471ISBN:9770972795006
barkNeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:9770972795006
barkOxytocicsMESH:D010120,UMLS:C0030094ISBN:9770972795006
barkRheumatic diseasesMESH:D012216,UMLS:C0035435, DOID:1575ISBN:9770972795006
barkScabiesMESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481
barkSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
barkSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9770972795006
barkStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
barkHydroceleMESH:D006848,UMLS:C1720771, DOID:9912, ICD-11:GB00.ZISBN:9770972795006
barkUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006
barkVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
barkVomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9788173717048
barkWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9770972795006
barkWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
flowerHair lossMESH:D000505,UMLS:C0002170, DOID:987, ICD-11:ED70ISBN:9770972795006
flowerAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
fruitCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006
fruitHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
fruitLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006
fruitMenstruation disturbancesMESH:D008599,UMLS:C0025345, ICD-11:GA20.30ISBN:9770972795006
fruitSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9770972795006
fruitVomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafWhitlowsUMLS:C0152448, ICD-11:EE12.0ISBN:9770972795006
leafHair lossMESH:D000505,UMLS:C0002170, DOID:987, ICD-11:ED70ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788173717048
leafAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntiemeticsMESH:D000932,UMLS:C0003297, ICD-11:XM4VY6ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntioxidantsMESH:D000975,UMLS:C0003402ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
leafAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9770972795006
leafAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9788173717048
leafColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
leafDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
leafEczemaMESH:D004485,UMLS:C0013595ISBN:9770972795006
leafEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafFilariasisMESH:D005368,UMLS:C0016085, DOID:1080, ICD-11:1F66ISBN:9788171360536
leafFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717048
leafFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
leafHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717048
leafHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788173717048
leafHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717048
leafInsect repellentsMESH:D007302,UMLS:C0021572ISBN:9770972795006
leafJaundiceMESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9788173717048
leafLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
leafMigraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9770972795006
leafPruritusMESH:D011537,UMLS:C0033774, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9770972795006
leafPuerperal disordersMESH:D011644,UMLS:C0034040Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh, ISBN:9770972795006
leafRicketsMESH:D012279,UMLS:C0035579, DOID:10609ISBN:9770972795006
leafScabiesMESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04ISBN:9770972795006
leafScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
leafSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717048
leafStomatitis, aphthousMESH:D013281,UMLS:C0038363, DOID:9663, ICD-11:DA01.10ISBN:9770972795006
leafToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9770972795006
leafVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788171360536
leafVomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9788173717048
leafWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9770972795006
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
rootCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
seedAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481
seedAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
seedDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
seedHematologic diseasesMESH:D006402,UMLS:C0018939, DOID:74, ICD-11:3C0ZISBN:9770972795006
seedMigraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZISBN:9770972795006
stemAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
stemMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9770972795006
stemMental disordersMESH:D001523,UMLS:C0004936, ICD-11:6E8ZISBN:9770972795006
stemUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:81-204-0828-4
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
ArthralgiaMESH:D018771,UMLS:C0003862, ICD-11:ME82Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:81-204-0828-4
Celiac diseaseMESH:D002446,UMLS:C0007570, DOID:10608, ICD-11:DA95ISBN:81-204-0828-4
Diabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006
Digestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:81-204-0828-4
EdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:81-204-0828-4
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:81-204-0828-4
FurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
Hematologic diseasesMESH:D006402,UMLS:C0018939, DOID:74, ICD-11:3C0ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
HemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZContribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh, ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006
Intestinal diseasesMESH:D007410,UMLS:C0021831, DOID:5295, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
Intestinal diseases, parasiticMESH:D007411,UMLS:C0021832, DOID:100, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006
LaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:81-204-0828-4
LeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:81-204-0828-4
Puerperal disordersMESH:D011644,UMLS:C0034040Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006
VomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006