Surana — Elephant Foot Yam

Ayurvedic herb Surana (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) — Elephant Foot Yam. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Katu, Tikta, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata, Kapha.

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Elephant foot yam used for piles, swelling and digestion.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKatu, TiktaKatu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant; Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic
GunaGuru, SnigdhaGuru (Heavy) — increases bulk, grounding; Snigdha (Oily/Unctuous) — moistening, nourishing
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaArshoghna, AgnideepanaArshoghna; Agnideepana — kindles digestive fire

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Arshoghna, Kandura, Vataghni, Olla

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Surana are: kanda.

Main Indications

Surana is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Arsha, Pliharoga, Gulma, Shwasa, Kasa.

Dosha Effects

Surana pacifies Vata, Kapha.

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

Usage

Surana 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, Kaṣ¡ya
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Rūkṣa, Vi¿ada
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)V¡takara, Pittakara, Kaphahara, Dipana, Viṣuambhi, Rucya, Gudakilahrt, Raktapittakara, Dadrukara, Kuṣuhakara
Dose2-10 g of the drug in powder form.
Therapeutic Uses: Ar¿a, Plih¡gulma, śv¡sa, K¡sa, āṣthil¡
Important Formulations: Sūraḍ¡valeha, Sūraḍavauaka, S¡mudr¡dya Cūrḍa
Botanical Name: Amorphophallus campanulatus (Araceae)
Part Used: Corm

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
leafDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362140
leafDysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9770972795006
leafScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006
rootEndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9770972795006
rootFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9770972795006
rootMenstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362140
seedAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006
seedBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788171360536
seedEdemaMESH:D004487,UMLS:C0013604, ICD-11:MG29.1ISBN:9770972795006
seedRheumatic diseasesMESH:D012216,UMLS:C0035435, DOID:1575ISBN:9788172362140
stemAbortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9770972795006
stemAntiemeticsMESH:D000932,UMLS:C0003297, ICD-11:XM4VY6ISBN:9788172362140
stemAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
stemAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362140
stemAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9788172362140
stemCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
stemDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172362140
stemDyspneaMESH:D004417,UMLS:C0013404, ICD-11:MD11.5ISBN:9770972795006
stemElephantiasisMESH:D004604,UMLS:C0013882, DOID:4976, ICD-11:1F66.3ISBN:9788171360536
stemExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362140
stemFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362140
stemHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
stemHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
stemProstatic hyperplasiaMESH:D011470,UMLS:C2937421, ICD-11:GA90ISBN:9770972795006
stemRectal diseasesMESH:D012002,UMLS:C0034882, DOID:1285, ICD-11:DD92.ZISBN:9770972795006
stemGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362140
stemRheumatic diseasesMESH:D012216,UMLS:C0035435, DOID:1575ISBN:9788172362140
stemScabiesMESH:D012532,UMLS:C0036262, DOID:8295, ICD-11:1G04ISBN:9770972795006
stemSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006
stemSplenic diseasesMESH:D013158,UMLS:C0037997, DOID:2529, ICD-11:3B8ZISBN:9770972795006
tuberAbdominal neoplasmsMESH:D000008,UMLS:C0031149ISBN:9788172360481
tuberAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9788172361266
tuberAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788172361266
tuberAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9780387706375
tuberBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9780387706375
tuberDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788172361266
tuberElephantiasisMESH:D004604,UMLS:C0013882, DOID:4976, ICD-11:1F66.3ISBN:9780387706375
tuberExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788172361266
tuberFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788172361266
tuberHemagglutinationMESH:D006384,UMLS:C0018903ISBN:9788172362089
tuberHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9780387706375
tuberHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172361266
tuberMigraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZISBN:9770972795006
tuberNeck painMESH:D019547,UMLS:C0007859, ICD-11:ME84.0ISBN:9770972795006
tuberPregnancy complicationsMESH:D011248,UMLS:C0032962ISBN:9770972795006
tuberGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788172361266
tuberSplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9780387706375
whole plantHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172360481
whole plantStrokeMESH:D020521,UMLS:C0038454, ICD-11:8B20ISBN:9788172360481
Abdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172362140
Abortifacient agentsMESH:D000019,UMLS:C0000782, ICD-11:JA00.1ISBN:9780387706375
Acne vulgarisMESH:D000152,UMLS:C0702166, DOID:6543, ICD-11:ED80.ZISBN:9788172360481
AmenorrheaMESH:D000568,UMLS:C0002453, DOID:13938, ICD-11:GA20.0ISBN:9788173717024
AnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9788173717024
AnorexiaMESH:D000855,UMLS:C1971624, DOID:8689, ICD-11:MG43.7ISBN:9788173717024
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788173717024
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717024
Antirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
AphrodisiacsMESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567ISBN:9788173717024
Appetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717024
ArthralgiaMESH:D018771,UMLS:C0003862, ICD-11:ME82ISBN:9788173717024
AstheniaMESH:D001247,UMLS:C0004093, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9788173717024
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9788173717024
BronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788173717024
CholeraMESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00ISBN:9788172360481
ColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717024
ConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9788172360481
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717024
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481
Digestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9788173717024
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9780387706375
DysmenorrheaMESH:D004412,UMLS:C0013390, ICD-11:GA34.3ISBN:9788173717024
DyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788172362140, ISBN:9788173717024
DyspneaMESH:D004417,UMLS:C0013404, ICD-11:MD11.5ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
EaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9788172360481
Disorder of ejaculationUMLS:C0235969ISBN:9788173717024
ElephantiasisMESH:D004604,UMLS:C0013882, DOID:4976, ICD-11:1F66.3ISBN:9788172362140, ISBN:9788173717024
EndophthalmitisMESH:D009877,UMLS:C0014236, DOID:4692, ICD-11:9C21ISBN:9788172362140
ExpectorantsMESH:D005100,UMLS:C0015314ISBN:9788173717024
FatigueMESH:D005221,UMLS:C0015672, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9788173717024
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172360481
FlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788173717024
FurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9788172362140, ISBN:9788173717024
HelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788173717024
HemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788173717024
HemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362140
HemostasisMESH:D006487,UMLS:C0019116ISBN:9788173717024
HypertensionMESH:D006973,UMLS:C0020538, DOID:10763, ICD-11:BA00.ZISBN:9770972795006
InflammationMESH:D007249,UMLS:C0021368ISBN:9788173717024
Leishmaniasis, visceralMESH:D007898,UMLS:C0023290, DOID:9146, ICD-11:1F54.0ISBN:9788172360481
Liver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9788173717024
Menstruation-inducing agentsMESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717024
NeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:9788172362140, ISBN:9788173717024
NeuralgiaMESH:D009437,UMLS:C0027796, ICD-11:MG30.5ZISBN:9788172360481
PainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9788172360481
ParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9780387706375
PharyngitisMESH:D010612,UMLS:C0031350, DOID:2275, ICD-11:CA02.ZISBN:9788172360481
PleurisyMESH:D010998,UMLS:C0032231, DOID:10247, ICD-11:MD31ISBN:9788172360481
General tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788173717024
RinderpestMESH:D012301,UMLS:C0035637ISBN:9788172360481
SepsisMESH:D018805,UMLS:C0243026ISBN:9788172360481
Splenic diseasesMESH:D013158,UMLS:C0037997, DOID:2529, ICD-11:3B8ZISBN:9788173717024
SplenomegalyMESH:D013163,UMLS:C0038002, ICD-11:ME10.01ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362140
VomitingMESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1ISBN:9788173717024