Parnayavani — Indian Borage

Ayurvedic herb Parnayavani (Coleus amboinicus) — Indian Borage. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Katu, Tikta, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata, Kapha.

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Coleus amboinicus (Indian Borage) is an aromatic herb used for cough, cold, and digestive issues.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKatu, TiktaKatu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant; Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaLaghu, TikshnaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Tikshna (Sharp) — penetrating, stimulating
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaDeepana, Pachana, KasaharaDeepana — kindles digestive fire without digesting ama; Pachana — digests ama and toxins; Kasahara — relieves cough

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Patharchur, Amalapatra, Himachhada

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Parnayavani are: patra.

Main Indications

Parnayavani is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Agnimandya, Ajirna, Kasa, Shwasa, Krimiroga.

Dosha Effects

Parnayavani pacifies Vata, Kapha.

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

Usage

Parnayavani 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
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Rūkṣa, Tikṣḍa
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu 205
Karma (Action)Dipana, Kaphahara, Malasaḍgr¡hiḍi, P¡cana, Rucya, V¡tahara, Vedan¡sth¡pana, Viṣaghna
DoseSvarasa (juice) : 5 to 10 ml
Therapeutic Uses: ādhm¡na (flatulence with gurgling sound), Agnim¡ndya
Important Formulations: Used as single drug
Botanical Name: Coleus amboinicus Lour. (Lamiaceae)
Part Used: Leaf

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
leafAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
leafAnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172362133
leafAntimutagenic agentsMESH:D016587,UMLS:C0085168ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntioxidantsMESH:D000975,UMLS:C0003402ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006
leafAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788172361792
leafAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362133
leafBites and stingsMESH:D001733,UMLS:C0005659ISBN:81-204-0828-4
leafBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362133
leafBurnsMESH:D002056,UMLS:C0006434, ICD-11:NE2ZISBN:9788172362133
leafCatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9788172361792
leafColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362133
leafCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172362133
leafConjunctivitisMESH:D003231,UMLS:C0009763, DOID:6195, ICD-11:9A60ISBN:9788172362133
leafCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
leafDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788172362133
leafDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266
leafEpilepsyMESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172362133
leafFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
leafFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172361792
leafGonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9770972795006
leafHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172360481
leafHeart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
leafHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafKidney calculiMESH:D007669,UMLS:C0022650, ICD-11:GB70.0ISBN:9788172362133
leafLithiasisMESH:D020347,UMLS:C0023869ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792
leafMouth diseasesMESH:D009059,UMLS:C0026636, DOID:403ISBN:9788172362133
leafPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361792
leafParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9788172361792
leafPharyngitisMESH:D010612,UMLS:C0031350, DOID:2275, ICD-11:CA02.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362133
leafGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788172361792
leafScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362133
leafUrologic diseasesMESH:D014570,UMLS:C0042075ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266
leafVaginal dischargeMESH:D019522,UMLS:C0227791, DOID:3767, ICD-11:MF3AISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172362133
leafCheilitisMESH:D002613,UMLS:C0007971, DOID:1762, ICD-11:DA00.0ISBN:9788172362133
rootStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantCentral nervous system diseasesMESH:D002493,UMLS:C0007682, DOID:331ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
whole plantUrologic diseasesMESH:D014570,UMLS:C0042075ISBN:9770972795006
Abdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788173717055
AnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9788173717055
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717055
AnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717055
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717055
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717055
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788173717055
CalculiMESH:D002137,UMLS:C0006736ISBN:9788172361792
CholeraMESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717055
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717055
Common coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
ConjunctivitisMESH:D003231,UMLS:C0009763, DOID:6195, ICD-11:9A60ISBN:9788172361792
ConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:81-204-0828-4
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717055
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717055
Digestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717055
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717055
EaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9788173717055
EpilepsyMESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717055
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717055
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172361792
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717055
Gastrointestinal diseasesMESH:D005767,UMLS:C0017178, DOID:77, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788172361792
GonorrheaMESH:D006069,UMLS:C0018081, DOID:7551, ICD-11:1A7ZISBN:9788172361792
HalitosisMESH:D006209,UMLS:C0018520, ICD-11:MD94ISBN:9788173717055
HeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9788173717055
HemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172361792
HiccupMESH:D006606,UMLS:C0019521, ICD-11:MD11.6ISBN:9788173717055
Kidney diseasesMESH:D007674,UMLS:C0022658, DOID:557, ICD-11:GC2ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
Liver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717055
MalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9788173717055
Anti-poisoningMESH:D011041, ICD-11:NE6ZISBN:81-204-0828-4
Stomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
Urinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717055
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788172361792, ISBN:9788173717055
Urologic diseasesMESH:D014570,UMLS:C0042075ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361792
Vaginal dischargeMESH:D019522,UMLS:C0227791, DOID:3767, ICD-11:MF3AISBN:9788172361792