Tilaparni — Spiderwisp

Ayurvedic herb Tilaparni (Cleome gynandra) — Spiderwisp. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Katu, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata, Kapha.

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Gynandropsis pentaphylla is a stimulating herb used for digestive issues and to relieve pain.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKatuKatu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant
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, ShoolaghnaDeepana — kindles digestive fire without digesting ama; Shoolaghna — analgesic, relieves pain

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Ajagandha, Putigandha, Bastagandha, Arkapushpika

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Tilaparni are: bija, patra, panchanga.

Main Indications

Tilaparni is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Udara Shoola, Krimi Vyadhi, Kandu, Vrana, Gulma.

Dosha Effects

Tilaparni pacifies Vata, Kapha.

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

Usage

Tilaparni 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
Guna (Quality)Laghu, Rūkṣa
Virya (Potency)śita
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Hrdya, Dipana, V¡tahara, Pittala, śūlaghni
Dose1-3 g of the drug in powder form.
Therapeutic Uses: Gulma, Aṣuhil¡, Krmiroga, Kaḍtū, Karḍaroga
Important Formulations: N¡r¡yaḍa Cūrḍa
Botanical Name: Cleome gynandra Linn. (Capparidaceae)
Part Used: Sd .

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
fruitAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9789327275590
fruitAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9789327275590
fruitEaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9789327275590
fruitHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9789327275590
fruitHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9789327275590
fruitLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9789327275590
fruitMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9789327275590
fruitOtitisMESH:D010031,UMLS:C0029877ISBN:9789327275590
fruitSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9789327275590
leafAnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9788172363130
leafAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9789327275590
leafAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9789327275590, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9788171360536
leafEaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2A Report On Medicinal Plants Of Kachchh (Gujarat), ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130, ISBN:9789327275590
leafFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
leafFurunculosisMESH:D005667,UMLS:C0016867, ICD-11:1B75.0ISBN:9788172363130, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZContribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9789327275590, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9789327275590
leafCounterirritantUMLS:C0010215ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9789327275590
leafMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9789327275590
leafNeuralgiaMESH:D009437,UMLS:C0027796, ICD-11:MG30.5ZISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafOtitisMESH:D010031,UMLS:C0029877ISBN:9789327275590
leafPainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZMedicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9788172363130
leafSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9789327275590
leafSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9788172360481
leafToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9770972795006
leafUrinary bladder calculiMESH:D001744,UMLS:C0005683, ICD-11:GB71.0ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
leafWounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9788172360481
rootAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
rootAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9789327275590, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
rootAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9789327275590
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
rootEaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9789327275590
rootFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130
rootHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9789327275590
rootHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9789327275590
rootLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9789327275590
rootMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9789327275590
rootOtitisMESH:D010031,UMLS:C0029877ISBN:9789327275590
rootSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9789327275590
seedAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788172363130, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
seedAnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9788171360536
seedAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9789327275590
seedAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
seedCommon coldMESH:D003139,UMLS:C0009443, DOID:10459, ICD-11:CA00ISBN:9770972795006
seedCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172360481
seedDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006
seedEaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9789327275590
seedFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
seedFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130
seedHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
seedHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9789327275590
seedHypohidrosisMESH:D007007,UMLS:C0020620, DOID:11155, ICD-11:EE01.ZISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130
seedInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9788172360481
seedIntestinal diseases, parasiticMESH:D007411,UMLS:C0021832, DOID:100, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006
seedCounterirritantUMLS:C0010215ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
seedLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9789327275590
seedLice infestationsMESH:D010373,UMLS:C0030756, DOID:5502, ICD-11:1G00.0ISBN:9770972795006
seedMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
seedOtitisMESH:D010031,UMLS:C0029877ISBN:9789327275590
seedParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172363130
seedSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9789327275590
seedSprains and strainsMESH:D013180,UMLS:C0038048ISBN:9788171360536
seedTyphoid feverMESH:D014435,UMLS:C0041466, DOID:13258, ICD-11:1A07ISBN:9788171360536
stemAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9789327275590
stemAntirheumatic agentsMESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2ISBN:9789327275590
stemEaracheMESH:D004433,UMLS:C0013456, ICD-11:AB70.2ISBN:9789327275590
stemHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9789327275590
stemHemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9789327275590
stemLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9789327275590
stemMalariaMESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4ZISBN:9789327275590
stemOtitisMESH:D010031,UMLS:C0029877ISBN:9789327275590
stemSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9789327275590
whole plantAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
whole plantAntineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006
whole plantInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
Antineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9788172360481
Antiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9780387706375
AsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9770972795006
Bronchial diseasesMESH:D001982,UMLS:C0006261, DOID:1176, ICD-11:CB40.YISBN:9770972795006
CoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
Eye diseasesMESH:D005128,UMLS:C0015397, DOID:5614, ICD-11:9E1ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
Fractures, boneMESH:D050723,UMLS:C0016658, ICD-11:ND56.2ISBN:9788172360481
HeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZContribution To The Medico-Botany Of East Godavari And West Godavari Districts Of Andhra Pradesh
HemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006
HemorrhoidsMESH:D006484,UMLS:C0019112, DOID:9746, ICD-11:DB60.ZISBN:9770972795006
Hypoglycemic agentsMESH:D007004,UMLS:C0020616ISBN:9770972795006
HypohidrosisMESH:D007007,UMLS:C0020620, DOID:11155, ICD-11:EE01.ZISBN:9770972795006
Intestinal diseases, parasiticMESH:D007411,UMLS:C0021832, DOID:100, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006
PainMESH:D010146,UMLS:C0030193, ICD-11:MG3ZISBN:9770972795006
ParasympatholyticsMESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77ISBN:9788172360481
Peptic ulcerMESH:D010437,UMLS:C0030920, DOID:750, ICD-11:DA61ISBN:9770972795006
General tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
Scorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006
Snake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
Wounds and injuriesMESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481