Danti — Red Physic Nut

Ayurvedic herb Danti (Baliospermum montanum) — Red Physic Nut. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Katu, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Kapha, Vata.

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Strong purgative used in detox and management of constipation and ascites.

ⓘ Information

Property	Value	Description
Rasa	Katu	Katu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant
Guna	Tikshna, Laghu	Tikshna (Sharp) — penetrating, stimulating; Laghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness
Virya	Ushna	Ushna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
Vipaka	Katu	Katu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
Prabhava	Rechana, Shothahara	Rechana — laxative, purgative; Shothahara — anti-inflammatory, reduces swelling

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Udumbaraparni, Nikumbha, Mukulaka, Shighra

Parts Used

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

Main Indications

Danti is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Udararoga, Arsha, Shotha, Gulma, Krimi.

Dosha Effects

Danti pacifies Kapha, Vata.

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

Usage

Danti 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)Kauu

Guna (Quality)Tikṣḍa, Sara, Laghu

Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu

Karma (Action)Kaphahara, Raktadoṣahara, Vithara, Dipana, Rocaka, śodhaka, Vik¡¿i, Vraḍa

Dose1-3 g of the drug in powder form

Therapeutic Uses: Tvak doṣa, D¡ha, śotha, Udararoga, śūlaroga, Krmi, Ar¿a, A¿mari,

Important Formulations: Danty¡dyariṣua, Punarnav¡ Maḍtura, Abhay¡riṣua, K¡

Part Used: Rt.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part Used	Therapeutic Use	Identifiers	References
leaf	Abdominal neoplasms	MESH:D000008,UMLS:C0031149	ISBN:9788172360481
leaf	Asthma	MESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788173717024, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
leaf	Bronchitis	MESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717024
leaf	Cathartics	MESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9	ISBN:9770972795006
leaf	Edema	MESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360818
leaf	Headache	MESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.Z	ISBN:9770972795006
leaf	Hemorrhoids	MESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.Z	ISBN:9788172360818
leaf	Wounds and injuries	MESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
plant exudate	Antirheumatic agents	MESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2	ISBN:9788172360481
root	Abdominal pain	MESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006
root	Analgesics	MESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7	ISBN:9788173717024
root	Anemia	MESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9Z	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Anthelmintics	MESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Antiemetics	MESH:D000932,UMLS:C0003297, ICD-11:XM4VY6	ISBN:9770972795006
root	Anti-inflammatory agents	MESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1	ISBN:9788173717024
root	Antineoplastic agents	MESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392	ISBN:9788172360481
root	Antipyretics	MESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7	ISBN:9788173717024
root	Antirheumatic agents	MESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2	ISBN:9770972795006
root	Calculi	MESH:D002137,UMLS:C0006736	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
root	Cathartics	MESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360818, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
root	Colic	MESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4	ISBN:9770972795006
root	Constipation	MESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536
root	Diuretics	MESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Dyspepsia	MESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3	ISBN:9770972795006
root	Edema	MESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
root	Fever	MESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26	ISBN:9788173717024, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
root	Flatulence	MESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Gastrointestinal diseases	MESH:D005767,UMLS:C0017178, DOID:77, ICD-11:DE2Z	ISBN:9770972795006
root	Helminthiasis	MESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
root	Hemorrhage	MESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Hemorrhoids	MESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
root	Inflammation	MESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368	ISBN:9770972795006, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
root	Counterirritant	UMLS:C0010215	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Jaundice	MESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717024, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
root	Laxatives	MESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3	ISBN:9770972795006
root	Leprosy	MESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Lithiasis	MESH:D020347,UMLS:C0023869	ISBN:9770972795006
root	Liver diseases	MESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0Z	Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
root	Pain	MESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006
root	Pruritus	MESH:D011537,UMLS:C0033774, ICD-11:EC90	ISBN:9770972795006
root	Scabies	MESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
root	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Splenomegaly	MESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Suppuration	MESH:D013492,UMLS:C3203360	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
root	Urinary bladder calculi	MESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Urination disorders	MESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0Y	ISBN:9788173717024
root	Vitiligo	MESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Wounds and injuries	MESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
root	Diaphoretic	UMLS:C1707737	ISBN:9788173717024
seed	Antirheumatic agents	MESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2	ISBN:9770972795006, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
seed	Cathartics	MESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360818, ISBN:9788173717024, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
seed	Constipation	MESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0	ISBN:9770972795006
seed	Flatulence	MESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08	ISBN:9788173717024
seed	Inflammation	MESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368	ISBN:9788173717024
seed	Counterirritant	UMLS:C0010215	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
seed	General tonic for rejuvenation	MESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016	ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024, Pharmacognosy Of Indigenous Drugs Volume I
seed	Snake bites	MESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006
stem	Toothache	MESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.Y	ISBN:9770972795006
whole plant	Cardiovascular system	MESH:D002319,UMLS:C0007226, ICD-11:XA4PM9	ISBN:9770972795006
	Anthelmintics	MESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0	ISBN:9770972795006
	Antirheumatic agents	MESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2	ISBN:9788172360818
	Asthma	MESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23	ISBN:9780387706375
	Edema	MESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1	ISBN:9788172360818
	Hemorrhoids	MESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.Z	ISBN:9770972795006
	Intestinal diseases, parasitic	MESH:D007411,UMLS:C0021832, DOID:100, ICD-11:1A40.Z	ISBN:9770972795006
	Counterirritant	UMLS:C0010215	ISBN:9788172360818
	Jaundice	MESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1	ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360818
	Pain	MESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3Z	Contribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:9770972795006
	Splenomegaly	MESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01	ISBN:9780387706375
	Ulcer	MESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582	ISBN:9770972795006