Vidanga — False Black Pepper

Ayurvedic herb Vidanga (Embelia ribes) — False Black Pepper. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Katu, Kashaya, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata, Kapha.

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False black pepper is the primary Ayurvedic herb for eliminating intestinal worms and parasites.

ⓘ Information
PropertyValueDescription
RasaKatu, KashayaKatu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant; Kashaya (Astringent) — drying, absorbent, wound-healing
GunaLaghu, Ruksha, TikshnaLaghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Ruksha (Dry) — absorbs moisture, drying; Tikshna (Sharp) — penetrating, stimulating
ViryaUshnaUshna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
VipakaKatuKatu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
PrabhavaKrimighna, Lekhana, DeepanaKrimighna — anti-parasitic, destroys worms; Lekhana — scraping, reduces fat and Kapha; Deepana — kindles digestive fire without digesting ama

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Krimighna, Jantughna, Vellaja, Amogha

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Vidanga are: phala.

Main Indications

Vidanga is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Krimi, Udararoga, Agnimandya, Kushta, Prameha.

Dosha Effects

Vidanga pacifies Vata, Kapha.

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

Usage

Vidanga 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)Rūkṣa, Laghu, Tikṣḍa
Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa
Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu
Karma (Action)Krmin¡¿ana, Dipana, Anulomana, V¡takaph¡paha
Dose5-10 g of the drug in powder form.
Therapeutic Uses: Krmiroga, ādhm¡na, śūla, Udararoga
Important Formulations: Vita´g¡riṣua, Vita´ga Lauha, Vita´g¡di Lauha
Botanical Name: Embelia ribes Burm. (Myrsinaceae)
Part Used: Frt.

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part UsedTherapeutic UseIdentifiersReferences
barkBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAbdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9788172361150
fruitAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031, Standardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
fruitAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006
fruitAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAnti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9788172362300
fruitAntipruriticsMESH:D000982,UMLS:C0003417, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAstheniaMESH:D001247,UMLS:C0004093, ICD-11:MG22ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAsthmaMESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitBrain diseasesMESH:D001927,UMLS:C0006111, DOID:936ISBN:9788173717031
fruitBronchitisMESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitCarbuncleMESH:D002270,UMLS:C0007078, DOID:2176, ICD-11:1B75.1ISBN:9770972795006
fruitCardiotonic agentsMESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1ISBN:9770972795006
fruitChest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266
fruitColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitConstipationMESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536
fruitContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172362300, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006
fruitDementiaMESH:D003704,UMLS:C0497327, DOID:1307, ICD-11:6D8ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitDental cariesMESH:D003731,UMLS:C0011334, DOID:216, ICD-11:DA08.0ISBN:9788173717031
fruitDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
fruitDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788172361150
fruitDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitDyspneaMESH:D004417,UMLS:C0013404, ICD-11:MD11.5ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitEmaciationMESH:D004614,UMLS:C0013911, ICD-11:5B51ISBN:9788173717031
fruitFertility agentsMESH:D005299,UMLS:C0015896ISBN:9770972795006
fruitFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitGastric acidMESH:D005744,UMLS:C0017119ISBN:9770972795006
fruitGastrointestinal diseasesMESH:D005767,UMLS:C0017178, DOID:77, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitGiardiaMESH:D005872,UMLS:C0017534, ICD-11:1A31ISBN:9788172360481
fruitHeart diseasesMESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitHelminthiasisMESH:D006373,UMLS:C0018889, ICD-11:1F90.ZISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
fruitHymenolepiasisMESH:D006925,UMLS:C0020413, DOID:10074, ICD-11:1F74ISBN:9788172360481
fruitHyperhomocysteinemiaMESH:D020138,UMLS:C0598608, DOID:9279, ICD-11:3B61.00ISBN:9770972795006
fruitHypoglycemic agentsMESH:D007004,UMLS:C0020616ISBN:9770972795006
fruitHypolipidemic agentsMESH:D000960,UMLS:C0086440ISBN:9770972795006
fruitInfectionMESH:D007239,UMLS:C3714514, ICD-11:1H0ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitIntestinal diseases, parasiticMESH:D007411,UMLS:C0021832, DOID:100, ICD-11:1A40.ZStandardization of Single Drugs of Unani Medicine Part - III
fruitJaundiceMESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150
fruitLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9788173717031
fruitLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788173717031
fruitLip neoplasmsMESH:D008048,UMLS:C0023761, DOID:8564, ICD-11:2F90.YISBN:9788172360481
fruitLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitMental disordersMESH:D001523,UMLS:C0004936, ICD-11:6E8ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitMigraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitMolluscacidesMESH:D008975,UMLS:C0026392, ICD-11:XM0ZQ8ISBN:9770972795006
fruitMouth diseasesMESH:D009059,UMLS:C0026636, DOID:403ISBN:9788172360481
fruitNeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitNervous system diseasesMESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7ZISBN:9788173717031
fruitNeurotic disordersMESH:D009497,UMLS:C0027932, DOID:4964ISBN:9770972795006
fruitOtitis mediaMESH:D010033,UMLS:C0029882, DOID:10754, ICD-11:AA3ZISBN:9770972795006
fruitPharyngitisMESH:D010612,UMLS:C0031350, DOID:2275, ICD-11:CA02.ZISBN:9788172360481
fruitPoliomyelitisMESH:D011051,UMLS:C0032371, DOID:4953, ICD-11:1C81ISBN:9770972795006
fruitPregnancy complicationsMESH:D011248,UMLS:C0032962ISBN:9770972795006
fruitGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitScorpion stingsMESH:D065008,UMLS:C0238417, ICD-11:NE61ISBN:9788172361266
fruitSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitSnake bitesMESH:D012909,UMLS:C0037379ISBN:9788172361266
fruitSpermatocidal agentsMESH:D013089,UMLS:C0037862ISBN:9770972795006
fruitStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
fruitToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
fruitUrination disordersMESH:D014555,UMLS:C0042035, ICD-11:GB0YISBN:9788173717031
fruitUterine diseasesMESH:D014591,UMLS:C0042131, DOID:345, ICD-11:GA1YISBN:9770972795006
fruitWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9788173717031
leafAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
leafAntipruriticsMESH:D000982,UMLS:C0003417, ICD-11:EC90ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
leafDemulcentsMESH:D065106,UMLS:C0302232ISBN:9788173717031
leafDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006
leafFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006
leafGoutMESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25ISBN:9770972795006
leafLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
leafOral ulcerMESH:D019226,UMLS:C0149745, ICD-11:DA01.15ISBN:9788172361150
leafPharyngitisMESH:D010612,UMLS:C0031350, DOID:2275, ICD-11:CA02.ZISBN:9788172361150
leafGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
leafSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788173717031
leafSmallpoxMESH:D012899,UMLS:C0037354, DOID:8736, ICD-11:1E70ISBN:9770972795006
leafStomatitis, aphthousMESH:D013281,UMLS:C0038363, DOID:9663, ICD-11:DA01.10ISBN:9788172361150
leafWound healingMESH:D014945,UMLS:C0043240ISBN:9770972795006
rootAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006
rootAppetite stimulantsMESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447ISBN:9788173717031
rootColicMESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9788173717031
rootContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9788172360481
rootCoughMESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266
rootDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266
rootDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006
rootDyspepsiaMESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717031
rootFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788173717031
rootLiver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9770972795006
rootPneumoniaMESH:D011014,UMLS:C0032285, DOID:552, ICD-11:CA40.0ZISBN:9788172361150
rootPregnancy complicationsMESH:D011248,UMLS:C0032962ISBN:9770972795006
rootGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9770972795006
rootToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788173717031
seedAnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9788172361150
seedAnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361150
seedAnti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
seedAntifungal agentsMESH:D000935,UMLS:C0003308, ICD-11:XM83G4ISBN:9788171360536
seedAntinematodal agentsMESH:D000969,UMLS:C0003391, ICD-11:XM16G5ISBN:9770972795006
seedAstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9788172361150
seedBile acids and saltsMESH:D001647,UMLS:C0005391ISBN:9770972795006
seedCestodaMESH:D002589,UMLS:C1706526, ICD-11:1F7YISBN:9788172360481
seedChest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9788172361150
seedContraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172360481
seedDermatologic agentsMESH:D003879,UMLS:C0011625ISBN:9770972795006
seedDiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9788172361150
seedDigestive system diseasesMESH:D004066,UMLS:C0012242, ICD-11:DE2ZISBN:9770972795006
seedDiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9780387706375
seedDizzinessMESH:D004244,UMLS:C0012833, ICD-11:MB48ISBN:9770972795006
seedDysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788172361150
seedExanthemaMESH:D005076,UMLS:C0015230ISBN:9770972795006
seedFertility agentsMESH:D005299,UMLS:C0015896ISBN:9770972795006
seedFeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9788172361150
seedFlatulenceMESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
seedHeadacheMESH:D006261,UMLS:C0018681, ICD-11:8A81.ZISBN:9770972795006
seedHematemesisMESH:D006396,UMLS:C0018926, ICD-11:ME24.A5ISBN:9770972795006
seedHemorrhageMESH:D006470,UMLS:C0019080, ICD-11:MG27ISBN:9788172361150
seedInsecticidesMESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66ISBN:9770972795006
seedJaundiceMESH:D007565,UMLS:C0022346, ICD-11:ME10.1ISBN:9788172361150
seedLaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9770972795006
seedLeprosyMESH:D007918,UMLS:C0023343, DOID:1024, ICD-11:1B20ISBN:9770972795006
seedLow back painMESH:D017116,UMLS:C0024031, ICD-11:ME84.2ISBN:9770972795006
seedMigraine disordersMESH:D008881,UMLS:C0149931, DOID:6364, ICD-11:8A80.ZISBN:9770972795006
seedGeneral tonic for rejuvenationMESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016ISBN:9788172360481, ISBN:9788172361150
seedSkin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9788172361150
seedStomach diseasesMESH:D013272,UMLS:C0038354, DOID:76, ICD-11:DA4YISBN:9770972795006
seedTuberculosisMESH:D014376,UMLS:C0041296, DOID:399, ICD-11:1B1ZISBN:9788172360481
seedUterine contractionMESH:D014590,UMLS:C0042130, ICD-11:GA16.YISBN:9770972795006
whole plantCestodaMESH:D002589,UMLS:C1706526, ICD-11:1F7YISBN:9788172360481
Abdominal neoplasmsMESH:D000008,UMLS:C0031149ISBN:9788172360481
Abdominal painMESH:D015746,UMLS:C0000737, SYMP:0000457, ICD-11:MD81.4ISBN:9770972795006
AnalgesicsMESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7ISBN:9770972795006
AnemiaMESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9ZISBN:9780387706375
AnthelminticsMESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0ISBN:9788172360481
Anti-bacterial agentsMESH:D000900,UMLS:C0279516, ICD-11:XM8XH0ISBN:9780387706375
AnticonvulsantsMESH:D000927,UMLS:C0003286, ICD-11:XM07T3ISBN:9788172362300
Anti-inflammatory agentsMESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481
Antineoplastic agentsMESH:D000970,UMLS:C0003392ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172362300
AntioxidantsMESH:D000975,UMLS:C0003402ISBN:9788172362300
Antiparasitic agentsMESH:D000977,UMLS:C4708129, ICD-11:XM37L1ISBN:9780387706375
AntipyreticsMESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172360481
Antispermatogenic agentsMESH:D000988,UMLS:C0003433ISBN:9770972795006
AscarisMESH:D001200,UMLS:C0003954, ICD-11:XN9PQISBN:9780387706375
AstringentsMESH:D001252,UMLS:C0004110, ICD-11:XM0VK6ISBN:9780387706375
CatharticsMESH:D002400,UMLS:C0007422, ICD-11:XM6GE9ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
ChemopreventionMESH:D018890,UMLS:C0282515ISBN:9770972795006
Chest painMESH:D002637,UMLS:C0008031, ICD-11:MD30.ZISBN:9770972795006
Contraceptive agentsMESH:D003270,UMLS:C0009871ISBN:9770972795006
Contraceptives, oralMESH:D003276,UMLS:C0029151ISBN:9788172360481
DiarrheaMESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172362300
DiureticsMESH:D004232,UMLS:C0012798, ICD-11:XM4D06ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
DysenteryMESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9770972795006
EpilepsyMESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6ZISBN:9788172362300
FeverMESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26ISBN:9770972795006
Hematologic diseasesMESH:D006402,UMLS:C0018939, DOID:74, ICD-11:3C0ZISBN:9788172362300
Herpesvirus 4, humanMESH:D004854ISBN:9770972795006
HypotensionMESH:D007022,UMLS:C0020649, ICD-11:BA2ZISBN:9788172360481
Intestinal diseases, parasiticMESH:D007411,UMLS:C0021832, DOID:100, ICD-11:1A40.ZISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172362300
LaxativesMESH:D054368,UMLS:C0282090, ICD-11:XM62T3ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150
Liver diseasesMESH:D008107,UMLS:C0023895, DOID:409, ICD-11:SA0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
NeoplasmsMESH:D009369,UMLS:C0027651, DOID:162, ICD-11:2E2ZISBN:9788172360481
PeriodontitisMESH:D010518,UMLS:C0031099, DOID:824, ICD-11:DA0CISBN:9788172360481
PoliomyelitisMESH:D011051,UMLS:C0032371, DOID:4953, ICD-11:1C81ISBN:9770972795006
Skin diseasesMESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0ZISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9780387706375
ToothacheMESH:D014098,UMLS:C0040460, ICD-11:DA0A.YISBN:9788172361150
Urinary tract infectionsMESH:D014552,UMLS:C0042029, DOID:0080784, ICD-11:GC08ISBN:9788172362300
Cooling effect on bodyUMLS:C0678568ISBN:9770972795006, ISBN:9788172361150