Jayapala — Purging Croton

Ayurvedic herb Jayapala (Croton tiglium) — Purging Croton. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Katu, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Kapha, Vata.

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Croton tiglium is the most potent purgative in Ayurveda and must be used only after purification and in minute doses.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKatuKatu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant
GunaGuru, TikshnaGuru (Heavy) — increases bulk, grounding; Tikshna (Sharp) — penetrating, stimulating
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaVirechanaVirechana — purgative, therapeutic cleansing

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Dantibija, Nepala, Rechaka, Tittiphala

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Jayapala are: bija.

Main Indications

Jayapala is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Udararoga, Jwara, Malabaddhata, Jalodara.

Dosha Effects

Jayapala pacifies Kapha, Vata.

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

Usage

Jayapala 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)Guru, Snigdha
Virya (Potency)śita
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Madhura
Karma (Action)Pittahara, Kaphahara, Recana
Dose6-12 mg of the drug in powder form.
Therapeutic Uses: Udararoga, Vibandha, Jvara
Important Formulations: Icch¡bhedi Rasa, A¿vakaṃcuki Rasa.
Botanical Name: Croton tiglium Linn. (Euphorbiaceae)
Part Used: Sd.

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
barkCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006
barkLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9770972795006
barkStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
leafCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006
rootAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788171360536
rootArthritisMESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2ZISBN:9788171360536
rootBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788171360536
rootCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006
rootGoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9788171360536
seedAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717031
seedHair lossMESH:D000505,UMLS:C0002170, DOID:987, ICD-11:ED70ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seedAlopecia areataMESH:D000506,UMLS:C0002171, DOID:986, ICD-11:ED70.2ISBN:9788172360481
seedAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
seedAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9788173717031
seedAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788173717031
seedAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9789327275590
seedArthritisMESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
seedAscitesMESH:D001201,UMLS:C0003962, ICD-11:ME04ISBN:9788173717031
seedBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717031
seedCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362133
seedCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9788173717031
seedConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006
seedCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788173717031
seedDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717031
seedEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9788173717031
seedEmollientsMESH:D004643,UMLS:C0013983, ICD-11:XM1C59ISBN:9788173717031
seedEndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9788173717031
seedExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717031
seedFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
seedFishes, poisonousMESH:D005400, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9788172361266
seedFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717031
seedHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717031
seedHemagglutinationMESH:D006384,UMLS:C0018903ISBN:9770972795006
seedInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
seedCounterirritantUMLS:C0010215ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedLaryngeal diseasesMESH:D007818,UMLS:C0023051, DOID:786, ICD-11:CA0H.YISBN:81-204-0828-4
seedLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9770972795006
seedMental disordersMESH:D001523,UMLS:C0004936, ICD-11:6E8ZISBN:9788173717031
seedPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
seedParalysisMESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172362133
seedPharyngitisMESH:D010612,UMLS:C0031350, DOID:2275, ICD-11:CA02.ZISBN:9788172362133
seedScabiesMESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04ISBN:9788172362133
seedSchistosomiasisMESH:D012552,UMLS:C0036323, DOID:1395, ICD-11:1F86ISBN:9788172362133
seedSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
seedSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9788172361266
seedStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
seedStrokeMESH:D020521,UMLS:C0038454, ICD-11:8B20ISBN:9788172362133
seedToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788172362133
seedTrismusMESH:D014313,UMLS:C0041105, ICD-11:DA0E.8ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seedUrinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:9788173717031
seedUrolithiasisMESH:D052878,UMLS:C0451641, DOID:0080653, ICD-11:GB7ZISBN:9788173717031
seedVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788173717031
seedDiaphoreticUMLS:C1707737ISBN:9788173717031
seedIrritantUMLS:C0022108ISBN:9788172361266
whole plantFractures, boneMESH:D050723,UMLS:C0016658, ICD-11:ND56.2ISBN:9788172362133
whole plantInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9788172362133
whole plantJoint dislocationsMESH:D004204,UMLS:C0012691, ICD-11:NA51.0ISBN:9788172362133
whole plantLeukemia, lymphoidMESH:D007945,UMLS:C0023448, DOID:1037, ICD-11:XH7Q12ISBN:9788172362133
whole plantSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9788172362133
woodCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
woodEmeticsMESH:D004639,UMLS:C0013973ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
woodDiaphoreticUMLS:C1707737ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:81-204-0828-4
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
AscitesMESH:D001201,UMLS:C0003962, ICD-11:ME04ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006
Brain diseasesMESH:D001927,UMLS:C0006111, DOID:936ISBN:81-204-0828-4
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006
CalculiMESH:D002137,UMLS:C0006736ISBN:81-204-0828-4
CatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
Common coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:81-204-0828-4
ConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:81-204-0828-4
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:81-204-0828-4
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788172360481
EdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:81-204-0828-4
GoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9770972795006
HematuriaMESH:D006417,UMLS:C0018965, ICD-11:MF50.4ZISBN:9788172360481
HypertensionMESH:D006973,UMLS:C0020538, DOID:10763, ICD-11:BA00.ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
CounterirritantUMLS:C0010215ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006
Joint diseasesMESH:D007592,UMLS:C0022408, DOID:381, ICD-11:FA5ZISBN:9770972795006
LaryngitisMESH:D007827,UMLS:C0023067, DOID:3437, ICD-11:CA05.0ISBN:9770972795006
LaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:81-204-0828-4
LymphadenopathyMESH:D000072281,UMLS:C0497156, ICD-11:MA01.ZISBN:9788172360481
Mental disordersMESH:D001523,UMLS:C0004936, ICD-11:6E8ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
NeuralgiaMESH:D009437,UMLS:C0027796, ICD-11:MG30.5ZISBN:9770972795006
ParalysisMESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224ISBN:9770972795006
PeriodontitisMESH:D010518,UMLS:C0031099, DOID:824, ICD-11:DA0CISBN:9770972795006
General tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
SciaticaMESH:D012585,UMLS:C0036396, ICD-11:ME84.3ISBN:9770972795006
Scorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
Snake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
ToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9770972795006
Urinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:81-204-0828-4
Visceral disordersMESH:D014781,UMLS:C0042779ISBN:81-204-0828-4
DiaphoreticUMLS:C1707737ISBN:81-204-0828-4
IrritantUMLS:C0022108ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006