Jalapippali — Frog Fruit

Ayurvedic herb Jalapippali (Phyla nodiflora) — Frog Fruit. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Tikta, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Katu. Balances Pitta.

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Phyla nodiflora is a cooling herb used for its diuretic and anti-inflammatory properties.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaTiktaTikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaLaghuLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness
ViryaSheetaSheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaMutrala, JwaraghnaMutrala — diuretic, increases urine flow; Jwaraghna — antipyretic, reduces fever

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Matsyandha, Sharadi, Jalapippali, Shakunadani

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Jalapippali are: panchanga.

Main Indications

Jalapippali is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Mutrakrichha, Raktarsha, Bhrama, Daha, Jwara.

Dosha Effects

Jalapippali pacifies Pitta.

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

Usage

Jalapippali 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, Tikta, Kaṣ¡ya
Guna (Quality)Rūkṣa, Tikṣḍa
Virya (Potency)śita
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Pittahara, Kaphahara, Mūtrala, Jvaraghna, śukrala, Mukha¿odhani, D ipana, Hrdya, Cakṣuṣya, Saṇgr¡hi, Rucya, Viṣaghna
Dose2 to 3 g powder
Therapeutic Uses: Raktaroga, D¡ha, Vraḍa, śv¡sa, Bhrama, Mūrcch¡, Trṣḍ¡, Raktadoṣa,
Important Formulations: Akika Piṣui, Akika Bhasma
Botanical Name: Phyla nodiflora Greene (Verbenaceae)
Part Used: Wh.Pl

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
aerial partAntioxidantsMESH:D000975,UMLS:C0003402ISBN:9770972795006
fruitWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
leafAbscessMESH:D000038,UMLS:C0000833, SYMP:0000672, ICD-11:1B75.3ISBN:9770972795006
leafAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
leafDandruffMESH:D063807,UMLS:C0221244, ICD-11:EA81.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788172361266
leafDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9770972795006
leafEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafMenstruation disturbancesMESH:D008599,UMLS:C0025345, ICD-11:GA20.30ISBN:9770972795006
leafPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9770972795006
leafPostnatal careMESH:D011181,UMLS:C0032782ISBN:9788172361266
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
shootAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006
shootDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006
shootDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9770972795006
stemAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9788172361150
stemDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAnti-anxiety agentsMESH:D014151,UMLS:C0040616ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAnticoagulantsMESH:D000925,UMLS:C0003280Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantAnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantCardiovascular systemMESH:D002319,UMLS:C0007226, ICD-11:XA4PM9ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantCentral nervous system diseasesMESH:D002493,UMLS:C0007682, DOID:331ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9788172361150
whole plantDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9789327275590, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantDysuriaMESH:D053159,UMLS:C0013428, ICD-11:MF50.7Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantEpistaxisMESH:D004844,UMLS:C0014591, ICD-11:MD20Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantErysipelasMESH:D004886,UMLS:C0014733, DOID:11330, ICD-11:1B70.0ISBN:9788172361150
whole plantFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9789327275590
whole plantHematologic diseasesMESH:D006402,UMLS:C0018939, DOID:74, ICD-11:3C0ZStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantHypnotics and sedativesMESH:D006993,UMLS:C0020592, ICD-11:XM3GR8ISBN:9770972795006, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantLipid peroxidationMESH:D015227,UMLS:C0023775ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9770972795006
whole plantLymphadenopathyMESH:D000072281,UMLS:C0497156, ICD-11:MA01.ZISBN:9788172361150
whole plantUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788172361150
whole plantUrinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - IV
whole plantCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9789327275590
Abdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
AnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788173717055
Anti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9780387706375
Anti-infective agentsMESH:D000890,UMLS:C0003204, ICD-11:XM4TV0ISBN:9770972795006
Antineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
AntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717055
AphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717055
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717055
ArthralgiaMESH:D018771,UMLS:C0003862, ICD-11:ME82ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717055
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
DandruffMESH:D063807,UMLS:C0221244, ICD-11:EA81.1ISBN:9770972795006
DemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9770972795006
Diabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9770972795006
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717055
Dysentery, amebicMESH:D004404,UMLS:C0013370, ICD-11:1A36.00ISBN:9770972795006
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150
ErysipelasMESH:D004886,UMLS:C0014733, DOID:11330, ICD-11:1B70.0ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
Eye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9788173717055
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717055
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717055
FurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
GonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
Graves ophthalmopathyMESH:D049970,UMLS:C0339143, ICD-11:5A02.0ISBN:9788173717055
Heart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9788173717055
HelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717055
HemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788173717055
HemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
InfectionMESH:D007239,UMLS:C3714514, ICD-11:1H0ZISBN:9788173717055
Kidney calculiMESH:D007669,UMLS:C0022650, ICD-11:GB70.0ISBN:9770972795006
LithiasisMESH:D020347,UMLS:C0023869ISBN:9788171360536
LymphadenitisMESH:D008199,UMLS:C0024205, DOID:1602, ICD-11:BD90ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717055
LymphadenopathyMESH:D000072281,UMLS:C0497156, ICD-11:MA01.ZISBN:9770972795006
MenorrhagiaMESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50ISBN:9770972795006
PainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9788173717055
ParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9780387706375
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717055
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788173717055
Wound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9788173717055
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
Cooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9770972795006