Nirgundi — Five-leaved Chaste Tree

Ayurvedic herb Nirgundi (Vitex negundo) — Five-leaved Chaste Tree. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Tikta, Katu, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata, Kapha.

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Reduces pain, swelling, and Vata-related disorders.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaTikta, KatuTikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic; Katu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant
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
PrabhavaShothahara, VedanasthapanaShothahara — anti-inflammatory, reduces swelling; Vedanasthapana — analgesic, pain relief

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Sindhuvara, Shephali, Suvaha, Nila

Parts Used

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

Main Indications

Nirgundi is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Vata Vyadhi, Amavata, Sandhigata Vata, Shotha, Krimi.

Dosha Effects

Nirgundi pacifies Vata, Kapha.

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

Usage

Nirgundi 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)Tikta, Kauu, Kaṣ¡ya
Guna (Quality)Laghu
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Kapha¿¡maka, V¡ta¿¡maka, śophahara, Ke¿ya, Cakṣuṣya, Viṣaghna, Sm rtiprada, Anulomana
Dose10-20 ml (Swarasa).
Therapeutic Uses: śūla, śopha, V¡tavy¡dhi, āmav¡ta, Kuṣuha, Kaḍtū, K¡sa, Pradara,
Important Formulations: V¡tagaj¡´ku¿a Rasa, Mah¡ V¡ta Vidhvaṇsana Rasa, Yak
Botanical Name: Vitex negundo Linn. (Verbenaceae)
Part Used: Lf.

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:9788173717062
barkAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788172363093
barkEye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9788172363093
barkGraves ophthalmopathyMESH:D049970,UMLS:C0339143, ICD-11:5A02.0ISBN:9788173717062
barkToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788173717062
flowerAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9789327275590
flowerAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9789327275590
flowerAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9789327275590
flowerAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9789327275590
flowerAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9789327275590
flowerAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9789327275590, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
flowerCardiotonic agentsMESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172363093
flowerCardiovascular diseasesMESH:D002318,UMLS:C0007222, DOID:1287, ICD-11:BE2ZISBN:9788173717062
flowerCholeraMESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
flowerDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062, ISBN:9789327275590
flowerDisorder of ejaculationUMLS:C0235969ISBN:9789327275590
flowerFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788173717062, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
flowerHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788173717062
flowerLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788173717062, ISBN:9789327275590
flowerGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9789327275590
flowerSinusitisMESH:D012852,UMLS:C0037199, DOID:0050127, ICD-11:CA0A.ZISBN:9789327275590
flowerSpermatogenesisMESH:D013091,UMLS:C0037864, ICD-11:GB04.YISBN:9789327275590
flowerTuberculosis, lymph nodeMESH:D014388,UMLS:C0041316, DOID:4889, ICD-11:1B12.6ISBN:9789327275590
fruitAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9788172361150
fruitMenstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9788172361150
fruitNervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZISBN:9788172361150
leafAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9789327275590, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
leafAnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9789327275590
leafAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9788172363093
leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9788172363093
leafAnti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
leafAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9789327275590, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
leafAntimutagenic agentsMESH:D016587,UMLS:C0085168ISBN:9788172363093
leafAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9789327275590
leafAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9789327275590
leafArthritisMESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2ZISBN:9788171360536, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra), The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9789327275590
leafCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9789327275590
leafDyspneaMESH:D004417,UMLS:C0013404, ICD-11:MD11.5The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafDisorder of ejaculationUMLS:C0235969ISBN:9789327275590
leafEpididymitisMESH:D004823,UMLS:C0014534, DOID:9402, ICD-11:GB02.YISBN:9788172361150
leafFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172363093
leafGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363093
leafGoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9788173717062
leafHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788173717062
leafHearing disordersMESH:D006311,UMLS:C0260662, ICD-11:AB5ZISBN:9788172361266
leafHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZThe Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172363093
leafHepatomegalyMESH:D006529,UMLS:C0019209, ICD-11:ME10.00ISBN:9788173717062
leafHistamine antagonistsMESH:D006633,UMLS:C0019590, ICD-11:XM5PK9ISBN:9788172363093
leafInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9788173717062, The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9789327275590
leafMalignant catarrhMESH:D008304,UMLS:C0276241ISBN:9788172361266
leafMolluscacidesMESH:D008975,UMLS:C0026392, ICD-11:XM0ZQ8ISBN:9788172363093
leafNeurotic disordersMESH:D009497,UMLS:C0027932, DOID:4964The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafOrchitisMESH:D009920,UMLS:C0029191, DOID:2518, ICD-11:GB02.YISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
leafPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
leafPuerperal disordersMESH:D011644,UMLS:C0034040ISBN:9788172361266
leafGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9789327275590
leafSinusitisMESH:D012852,UMLS:C0037199, DOID:0050127, ICD-11:CA0A.ZISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9789327275590
leafSkin ulcerMESH:D012883,UMLS:C0037299ISBN:9788172363093
leafSpermatogenesisMESH:D013091,UMLS:C0037864, ICD-11:GB04.YISBN:9789327275590
leafSplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9788172363093
leafSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9788173717062, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafSyphilisMESH:D013587,UMLS:C0039128, DOID:4166, ICD-11:1A6ZISBN:9788171360536
leafToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788172363093
leafTuberculosis, lymph nodeMESH:D014388,UMLS:C0041316, DOID:4889, ICD-11:1B12.6ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9789327275590
leafUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788173717062
leafVitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788172363093
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India Part-1 Volume-9
leafDisorder of headUMLS:C1290856ISBN:9788172361266
leafOtorrheaUMLS:C0155540, DOID:10261, ICD-11:AB70.0ISBN:9788173717062
leafChild healthMESH:D000067576,UMLS:C5392052ISBN:9788172363093
rootAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788172361150
rootAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266
rootAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788172361150
rootBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788171360536
rootColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536
rootContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9788172363093
rootDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788172361150
rootDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788171360536
rootDysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9788171360536
rootExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266
rootHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172363093
rootLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788171360536
rootGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266
rootSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788171360536
rootSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9788172363093
rootUrinary bladder, overactiveMESH:D053201,UMLS:C0878773ISBN:9788172361150
seedAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9789327275590
seedAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9789327275590
seedAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788172363093, ISBN:9789327275590
seedAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9789327275590
seedAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9789327275590
seedAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9789327275590
seedContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9788172363093
seedDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9789327275590
seedDisorder of ejaculationUMLS:C0235969ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9789327275590
seedLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788172361150
seedLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9789327275590
seedGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9789327275590
seedSinusitisMESH:D012852,UMLS:C0037199, DOID:0050127, ICD-11:CA0A.ZISBN:9789327275590
seedSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788172361150
seedSpermatogenesisMESH:D013091,UMLS:C0037864, ICD-11:GB04.YISBN:9789327275590
seedTuberculosis, lymph nodeMESH:D014388,UMLS:C0041316, DOID:4889, ICD-11:1B12.6ISBN:9789327275590
seedCooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9788172361150
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whole plantAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9788172361150
whole plantHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9788172361150
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AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
Anti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9788172363093
Anti-infective agents, localMESH:D000891,UMLS:C0003205, ICD-11:XM4VG4ISBN:9788173717062
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788172361150
Antiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9788172361150
AntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717062
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788172361150
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717062
ArthritisMESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2ZISBN:9788173717062
AstheniaMESH:D001247,UMLS:C0004093, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9788173717062
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9788172361150
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
CholeraMESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00ISBN:9788172361150
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788173717062
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788172361150
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9788173717062
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788173717062
DysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9788173717062
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
EaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9788173717062
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717062
Eye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172361150
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717062
FurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9788172361150
Graves ophthalmopathyMESH:D049970,UMLS:C0339143, ICD-11:5A02.0ISBN:9788173717062
HeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9788173717062
HemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788173717062
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
LeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
Liver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788172361150
MalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9788173717062
Menstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9788173717062
MyiasisMESH:D009198,UMLS:C0027030, DOID:11080, ICD-11:1G01ISBN:9788172361150
SinusitisMESH:D012852,UMLS:C0037199, DOID:0050127, ICD-11:CA0A.ZISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361150
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
SplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9788172361150
ToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788172361150
Tuberculosis, lymph nodeMESH:D014388,UMLS:C0041316, DOID:4889, ICD-11:1B12.6ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361150
UlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9788173717062
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788173717062
VitiligoMESH:D014820,UMLS:C0042900, DOID:12306, ICD-11:ED63.0ISBN:9788172361150
Wound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9788173717062
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9788173717062
Cooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9788172361150