Madanaphala — Emetic Nut

Ayurvedic herb Madanaphala (Catunaregam spinosa) — Emetic Nut. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Madhura, Tikta, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Kapha, Vata.

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Known as Emetic Nut, it is the best herb for inducing therapeutic vomiting (Vamana) in Panchakarma.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaMadhura, TiktaMadhura (Sweet) — nourishing, grounding, promotes tissue growth; 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
PrabhavaVamana, LekhanaVamana; Lekhana — scraping, reduces fat and Kapha

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Pindi, Ratha, Chardana, Pilu

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Madanaphala are: phala.

Main Indications

Madanaphala is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Kaphaja Roga, Kushta, Gulma, Arsha, Granthi.

Dosha Effects

Madanaphala pacifies Kapha, Vata.

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

Usage

Madanaphala 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, Tikta
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Rūkṣa
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu 146
Karma (Action)Vamana, Lekhana
Dose0.5 -1.0 g of the drug in powder form for decoction
Therapeutic Uses: Gulma, Vidradhi, Kuṣuha, śleṣmajvara, Prati¿y¡ya
Important Formulations: Pippaly¡di Taila
Botanical Name: Randia dumetorum Lam. (Rubiaceae)
Part Used: Frt.

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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barkAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031
barkAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
barkAnti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4ISBN:9788173717031
barkAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
barkAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
barkAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9770972795006
barkAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172361792
barkConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9788171360536
barkContusionsMESH:D003288,UMLS:C0009938, ICD-11:ND56.0ISBN:9788173717031
barkDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717031
barkDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717031
barkEaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9788173717031
barkEmeticsMESH:D004639,UMLS:C0013973ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717031
barkFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
barkHypnotics and sedativesMESH:D006993,UMLS:C0020592, ICD-11:XM3GR8ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792
barkPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9770972795006
barkWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAbortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031, ISBN:9789327275590
fruitAcne vulgarisMESH:D000152,UMLS:C0702166, DOID:6543, ICD-11:ED80.ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitHair lossMESH:D000505,UMLS:C0002170, DOID:987, ICD-11:ED70ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitAmenorrheaMESH:D000568,UMLS:C0002453, DOID:13938, ICD-11:GA20.0ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031, ISBN:9789327275590
fruitAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788171360536
fruitAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
fruitConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006
fruitCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788173717031
fruitDandruffMESH:D063807,UMLS:C0221244, ICD-11:EA81.1ISBN:9770972795006
fruitDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788171360536
fruitDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitDysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
fruitEmeticsMESH:D004639,UMLS:C0013973ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9789327275590
fruitExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172361266
fruitFishes, poisonousMESH:D005400, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9788172361266
fruitFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717031
fruitFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
fruitGoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9788173717031
fruitHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitHemolysisMESH:D006461,UMLS:C0019054, ICD-11:MA16.00ISBN:9788172363093
fruitHerpes simplexMESH:D006561,UMLS:C0019348, DOID:8566, ICD-11:1F00.ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitHypnotics and sedativesMESH:D006993,UMLS:C0020592, ICD-11:XM3GR8ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
fruitHypoglycemic agentsMESH:D007004,UMLS:C0020616ISBN:9770972795006
fruitHypohidrosisMESH:D007007,UMLS:C0020620, DOID:11155, ICD-11:EE01.ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitHysteriaMESH:D007046,UMLS:C0020701ISBN:9770972795006
fruitImmunomodulationMESH:D056747,UMLS:C1963758ISBN:9788172363093
fruitInfectionMESH:D007239,UMLS:C3714514, ICD-11:1H0ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717031
fruitInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
fruitIpecacMESH:D007486,UMLS:C0022046ISBN:9770972795006
fruitLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitMenstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9788173717031
fruitMolluscacidesMESH:D008975,UMLS:C0026392, ICD-11:XM0ZQ8ISBN:9788172363093
fruitNeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitNervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZISBN:9789327275590
fruitParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717031, ISBN:9789327275590
fruitPneumoniaMESH:D011014,UMLS:C0032285, DOID:552, ICD-11:CA40.0ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031, ISBN:9789327275590
fruitSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9788173717031
fruitTooth diseasesMESH:D014076,UMLS:C0040435, DOID:1091, ICD-11:DA07.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788173717031
fruitVomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9770972795006
fruitWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9788173717031
fruitWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitDiaphoreticUMLS:C1707737ISBN:9770972795006
fruitDepurativeISBN:9788173717031
rootAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4Glimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.), ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0Glimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.)
rootAntiviral agentsMESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451ISBN:9770972795006
rootChest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZGlimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.)
rootContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12Glimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.)
rootFishes, poisonousMESH:D005400, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
rootFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
rootGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006
rootHerpes simplexMESH:D006561,UMLS:C0019348, DOID:8566, ICD-11:1F00.ZISBN:9770972795006
rootInsect repellentsMESH:D007302,UMLS:C0021572ISBN:9770972795006
rootInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootIntestinal diseases, parasiticMESH:D007411,UMLS:C0021832, DOID:100, ICD-11:1A40.ZGlimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.)
rootRespiratory tract infectionsMESH:D012141,UMLS:C0035243, ICD-11:CA45Glimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.)
rootSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
rootUrologic diseasesMESH:D014570,UMLS:C0042075ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
seedAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
seedAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792
seedArthritisMESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2ZISBN:9788172363093
seedInfertilityMESH:D007246,UMLS:C0021359, DOID:5223ISBN:9770972795006
stemAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
Abortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361792
AbscessMESH:D000038,UMLS:C0000833, SYMP:0000672, ICD-11:1B75.3ISBN:9788172361792
Acne vulgarisMESH:D000152,UMLS:C0702166, DOID:6543, ICD-11:ED80.ZISBN:9770972795006
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172361792
AnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9770972795006
Antiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9780387706375
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788172361792
ConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788172361792
DyspneaMESH:D004417,UMLS:C0013404, ICD-11:MD11.5ISBN:9770972795006
EmeticsMESH:D004639,UMLS:C0013973ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788172361792
Hypnotics and sedativesMESH:D006993,UMLS:C0020592, ICD-11:XM3GR8ISBN:9780387706375
Lactation disordersMESH:D007775,UMLS:C0022927, ICD-11:JB46.7ISBN:9770972795006
LymphadenitisMESH:D008199,UMLS:C0024205, DOID:1602, ICD-11:BD90ISBN:9770972795006
Migraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZGlimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.)
Muscle crampMESH:D009120,UMLS:C0026821, ICD-11:MB47.3ISBN:9770972795006
PainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9788172361792
ParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9780387706375
VomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9788172361792
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
DiaphoreticUMLS:C1707737ISBN:9788172361792