Shalparni — Sal-leaved Desmodium

Ayurvedic herb Shalparni (Desmodium gangeticum) — Sal-leaved Desmodium. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Madhura, Tikta, Virya Sheeta, Vipaka Madhura. Balances Vata.

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Part of Dashamoola, balances Vata, relieves fatigue and strengthens body.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaMadhura, TiktaMadhura (Sweet) — nourishing, grounding, promotes tissue growth; Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaGuru, SnigdhaGuru (Heavy) — increases bulk, grounding; Snigdha (Oily/Unctuous) — moistening, nourishing
ViryaSheetaSheeta (Cold) — cooling, decreases Pitta and inflammation
VipakaMadhuraMadhura (Sweet) — post-digestive sweet, nourishing
Prabhavarasayana, Vatanulomanarasayana; Vatanulomana — regulates Vata downward movement

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Vidarigandha, Anshumati, Guhya, Dirghamoola

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Shalparni are: panchanga, moola.

Main Indications

Shalparni is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Jwara, Shwasa, Atisara, Kshaya, Chhardi.

Dosha Effects

Shalparni pacifies Vata.

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

Usage

Shalparni 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, Madhura
Guna (Quality)Guru
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Madhura
Karma (Action)Tridoṣahara, Balya, A´gamardapra¿amana, Vrṣya, Sukhaprasavakara, Sarvadoṣahara, V¡tadoṣajit, Ras¡yani, Bhramahara, Viṣahara, Sant¡pan¡¿ini
Dose5 -10g of the drug in powder form.
Therapeutic Uses: Jvara, Meha, Ar¿a, Chardi, śopha, śv¡sa, K¡sahara, Krmi,
Important Formulations: Da¿amūl¡riṣua, Induk¡nta Ghrta, Amrtapr¡¿a Ghrta,
Botanical Name: Desmodium gangeticum (Fabaceae)
Part Used: Rt.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
aerial partAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006
barkLeishmaniasisMESH:D007896,UMLS:C0023281, DOID:9065, ICD-11:1F54.ZISBN:9788172362300
barkMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9788172362300
barkTrypanosomiasisMESH:D014352,UMLS:C0041227, DOID:10113ISBN:9788172362300
fruitLeishmaniasisMESH:D007896,UMLS:C0023281, DOID:9065, ICD-11:1F54.ZISBN:9788172362300
fruitMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9788172362300
fruitStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
fruitTrypanosomiasisMESH:D014352,UMLS:C0041227, DOID:10113ISBN:9788172362300
leafAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
leafAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9770972795006
leafAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006
leafDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006
leafDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
leafFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
leafHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
leafLabor painMESH:D048949,UMLS:C0474368ISBN:9770972795006
leafLow back painMESH:D017116,UMLS:C0024031, ICD-11:ME84.2ISBN:9780387706375
leafLung diseasesMESH:D008171,UMLS:C0024115, DOID:850, ICD-11:CB40.YISBN:9770972795006
leafStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
leafTyphoid feverMESH:D014435,UMLS:C0041466, DOID:13258, ICD-11:1A07ISBN:9770972795006
leafWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9770972795006
rootAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
rootAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
rootAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172363178
rootAphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9770972795006
rootAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9770972795006
rootAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootBrain diseasesMESH:D001927,UMLS:C0006111, DOID:936ISBN:9770972795006
rootCardiovascular diseasesMESH:D002318,UMLS:C0007222, DOID:1287, ICD-11:BE2ZISBN:9770972795006
rootChest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9770972795006
rootCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172363178
rootContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9788172362300
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootDiabetes mellitusMESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14ISBN:9770972795006
rootDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1Glimpses Of Medico-Botany Of Bastar District (M.P.), ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172361266
rootDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
rootEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
rootEndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9770972795006
rootFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9788172362300
rootHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
rootHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
rootHypertensionMESH:D006973,UMLS:C0020538, DOID:10763, ICD-11:BA00.ZISBN:9770972795006
rootMigraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZISBN:9770972795006
rootParalysisMESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224ISBN:9770972795006
rootPregnancy complicationsMESH:D011248,UMLS:C0032962ISBN:9770972795006
rootGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
rootSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9770972795006
rootSterilization, reproductiveMESH:D013245,UMLS:C0038288ISBN:9770972795006
rootTuberculosisMESH:D014376,UMLS:C0041296, DOID:399, ICD-11:1B1ZISBN:9770972795006
rootTyphoid feverMESH:D014435,UMLS:C0041466, DOID:13258, ICD-11:1A07ISBN:9770972795006
rootUnconsciousnessMESH:D014474,UMLS:C0041657ISBN:9770972795006
rootVomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedExanthemaMESH:D005076,UMLS:C0015230ISBN:9788172362300
seedHemagglutinationMESH:D006384,UMLS:C0018903ISBN:9770972795006
seedLeishmaniasisMESH:D007896,UMLS:C0023281, DOID:9065, ICD-11:1F54.ZISBN:9788172362300
seedMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9788172362300
seedTrypanosomiasisMESH:D014352,UMLS:C0041227, DOID:10113ISBN:9788172362300
stemLeishmaniasisMESH:D007896,UMLS:C0023281, DOID:9065, ICD-11:1F54.ZISBN:9788172362300
stemLung diseasesMESH:D008171,UMLS:C0024115, DOID:850, ICD-11:CB40.YISBN:9770972795006
stemMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9788172362300
stemTrypanosomiasisMESH:D014352,UMLS:C0041227, DOID:10113ISBN:9788172362300
whole plantAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788172363178
whole plantAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788172363178
whole plantAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantCachexiaMESH:D002100,UMLS:C0006625, ICD-11:MG20.ZISBN:9788190595216
whole plantCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788172363178
whole plantDysuriaMESH:D053159,UMLS:C0013428, ICD-11:MF50.7ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788190595216
whole plantInfertility, maleMESH:D007248,UMLS:C0021364, DOID:12336, ICD-11:GB04ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantInflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantLeishmaniasisMESH:D007896,UMLS:C0023281, DOID:9065, ICD-11:1F54.ZISBN:9770972795006
whole plantMetabolismMESH:D008660, ICD-11:XM3BT8ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantAnti-poisoningMESH:D011041, ICD-11:NE6ZISBN:9788190595216
whole plantStress, psychologicalMESH:D013315,UMLS:C0038443, ICD-11:QE01ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantUlcerMESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantVomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9788190595216
whole plantWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9788190595216
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006
AnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9788173717031
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788173717031
AntioxidantsMESH:D000975,UMLS:C0003402ISBN:9770972795006
AntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
AphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717031
AstheniaMESH:D001247,UMLS:C0004093, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9788173717031
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788173717031
Cardiotonic agentsMESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
CataractMESH:D002386,UMLS:C0086543, DOID:83, ICD-11:9B10ISBN:9770972795006
Common coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
Contraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300, ISBN:9788173717031
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717031
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788173717031
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717031
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300, ISBN:9788173717031
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717031
GoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
Heart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
HelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788171360536
HemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788173717031
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9770972795006
MalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9770972795006
Nervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZISBN:9788173717031
PeriodontitisMESH:D010518,UMLS:C0031099, DOID:824, ICD-11:DA0CISBN:9788172362300
General tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
Rheumatic diseasesMESH:D012216,UMLS:C0035435, DOID:1575ISBN:9788172362300
TuberculosisMESH:D014376,UMLS:C0041296, DOID:399, ICD-11:1B1ZISBN:9788171360536
Urination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788173717031
Vision disordersMESH:D014786,UMLS:C0042790, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
VomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300