Nagadanti — Indian Turnsole

Ayurvedic herb Nagadanti (Heliotropium indicum) — Indian Turnsole. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Tikta, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Katu. Balances Pitta, Kapha.

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Heliotropium indicum is an anti-inflammatory and wound-healing herb used for skin ulcers and insect bites.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaTiktaTikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaLaghu, RukshaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Ruksha (Dry) — absorbs moisture, drying
ViryaSheetaSheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaVranaropana, ShothaharaVranaropana; Shothahara — anti-inflammatory, reduces swelling

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Hastishundi, Bhurundi, Srihastini

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Nagadanti are: moola, patra.

Main Indications

Nagadanti is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Vrana-shotha, Kandu, Kita-visha, Jwara, Kushta.

Dosha Effects

Nagadanti pacifies Pitta, Kapha.

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

Usage

Nagadanti 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).

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
aerial partColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788190595216
aerial partFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788190595216
flowerAbortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
flowerConjunctivitisMESH:D003231,UMLS:C0009763, DOID:6195, ICD-11:9A60ISBN:9770972795006
flowerInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
flowerMenorrhagiaMESH:D008595,UMLS:C0025323, ICD-11:GA20.50ISBN:9770972795006
flowerMenstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717048
flowerScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
fruitFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
fruitWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
leafAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9789327275590
leafAbortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafAbscessMESH:D000038,UMLS:C0000833, SYMP:0000672, ICD-11:1B75.3ISBN:9770972795006
leafAcne vulgarisMESH:D000152,UMLS:C0702166, DOID:6543, ICD-11:ED80.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
leafAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
leafAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9770972795006
leafAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9788172360481
leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
leafAnti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9788172360481
leafAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
leafBites and stingsMESH:D001733,UMLS:C0005659ISBN:9770972795006
leafBreast neoplasmsMESH:D001943,UMLS:C1458155, DOID:1612, ICD-11:2E65.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafChest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafConjunctivitisMESH:D003231,UMLS:C0009763, DOID:6195, ICD-11:9A60ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9789327275590
leafDandruffMESH:D063807,UMLS:C0221244, ICD-11:EA81.1ISBN:9770972795006
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788172360481
leafDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
leafEnemaMESH:D004733,UMLS:C0993595ISBN:9788172360481
leafEpilepsyMESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6ZISBN:9770972795006
leafErysipelasMESH:D004886,UMLS:C0014733, DOID:11330, ICD-11:1B70.0ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717048
leafFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
leafFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9789327275590
leafGingivitisMESH:D005891,UMLS:C0017574, DOID:3087, ICD-11:DA0B.YISBN:9788172361150
leafGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717048
leafHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
leafInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9770972795006
leafInsect bites and stingsMESH:D007299,UMLS:C0021568, ICD-11:EK50.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
leafInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
leafPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9788173717048
leafPeriodontal diseasesMESH:D010510,UMLS:C0031090, DOID:3388, ICD-11:DA0CISBN:9770972795006
leafPruritusMESH:D011537,UMLS:C0033774, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9770972795006
leafScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
leafSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
leafSkin ulcerMESH:D012883,UMLS:C0037299ISBN:9789327275590
leafSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
leafSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9770972795006
leafUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717048
leafUrticariaMESH:D014581,UMLS:C0042109, DOID:1555, ICD-11:EB05ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717048, ISBN:9789327275590
rootAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9788173717048
rootAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
rootAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717048
rootAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788173717048
rootAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717048
rootBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788173717048
rootCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717048
rootEndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9770972795006
rootExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717048
rootEye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9788173717048
rootFatigueMESH:D005221,UMLS:C0015672, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9770972795006
rootFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717048
rootGraves ophthalmopathyMESH:D049970,UMLS:C0339143, ICD-11:5A02.0ISBN:9788173717048
rootOxytocicsMESH:D010120,UMLS:C0030094ISBN:9788172360481
rootScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
rootSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
seedAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
seedAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717048
seedGanglionic blockersMESH:D005730,UMLS:C3536867ISBN:9788172362300
seedHypotensionMESH:D007022,UMLS:C0020649, ICD-11:BA2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9770972795006
seedScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
seedSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
shootEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788172361150
whole plantDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788172361150
whole plantEye painMESH:D058447,UMLS:C0151827, ICD-11:MC16ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006
Abortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9770972795006
Acne vulgarisMESH:D000152,UMLS:C0702166, DOID:6543, ICD-11:ED80.ZISBN:9770972795006
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006
Anti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
Antifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
Antineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
Bites and stingsMESH:D001733,UMLS:C0005659ISBN:9770972795006
Central nervous system diseasesMESH:D002493,UMLS:C0007682, DOID:331ISBN:9770972795006
Contraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006
Digestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717048
EczemaMESH:D004485,UMLS:C0013595ISBN:9770972795006
EmollientsMESH:D004643,UMLS:C0013983, ICD-11:XM1C59ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
EndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9770972795006
Eye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
FurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
GingivitisMESH:D005891,UMLS:C0017574, DOID:3087, ICD-11:DA0B.YISBN:9788173717048
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9770972795006
Insect bites and stingsMESH:D007299,UMLS:C0021568, ICD-11:EK50.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717048
LeukemiaMESH:D007938,UMLS:C0023418, DOID:1240, ICD-11:2B33.4ISBN:9788172362300
Menstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9770972795006
OxytocicsMESH:D010120,UMLS:C0030094ISBN:9788172362300
Periodontal diseasesMESH:D010510,UMLS:C0031090, DOID:3388, ICD-11:DA0CISBN:9770972795006
PharyngitisMESH:D010612,UMLS:C0031350, DOID:2275, ICD-11:CA02.ZISBN:9770972795006
Anti-poisoningMESH:D011041, ICD-11:NE6ZISBN:9770972795006
Scorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717048
Skin diseases, infectiousMESH:D012874,UMLS:C0037278ISBN:9770972795006
Tinea pedisMESH:D014008,UMLS:C0040259, DOID:12403, ICD-11:1F28.2ISBN:9770972795006
TonsillitisMESH:D014069,UMLS:C0040425, DOID:10456, ICD-11:CA03.ZISBN:9770972795006
Typhoid feverMESH:D014435,UMLS:C0041466, DOID:13258, ICD-11:1A07ISBN:9770972795006
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717048
UrticariaMESH:D014581,UMLS:C0042109, DOID:1555, ICD-11:EB05ISBN:9788172361150
UveitisMESH:D014605,UMLS:C0042164, DOID:13141, ICD-11:9A96.ZISBN:9788172360481
Wound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717048
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717048