Visha Tinduka — Nux Vomica

Ayurvedic herb Visha Tinduka (Strychnos nux-vomica) — Nux Vomica. Pharmacological properties: Rasa Tikta, Katu, Virya Ushna, Vipaka Katu. Balances Vata, Kapha.

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Strychnos nux-vomica (Nux vomica) is a highly toxic herb used in purified, minute doses to stimulate the nervous system and digestion.

ⓘ Information

Property	Value	Description
Rasa	Tikta, Katu	Tikta (Bitter) — detoxifying, anti-inflammatory, antipyretic; Katu (Pungent) — stimulates digestion, circulation, expectorant
Guna	Laghu, Tikshna	Laghu (Light) — easy to digest, promotes lightness; Tikshna (Sharp) — penetrating, stimulating
Virya	Ushna	Ushna (Hot) — heating, increases metabolism and Pitta
Vipaka	Katu	Katu (Pungent) — post-digestive pungent, lightening
Prabhava	Vatahara, Deepana	Vatahara; Deepana — kindles digestive fire without digesting ama

Sanskrit Synonyms

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

Kupilu, Kulukaka, Ramaphala, Chipita

Parts Used

The medicinal parts of Visha Tinduka are: bija.

Main Indications

Visha Tinduka is indicated in Ayurveda for the following conditions:

Vata Vyadhi, Gridhrasi, Amavata, Agnimandya, Klaibya.

Dosha Effects

Visha Tinduka pacifies Vata, Kapha.

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

Usage

Visha Tinduka 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, Kauu

Guna (Quality)Rūkṣa, Laghu, Tikṣḍa

Virya (Potency)Uṣḍa

Vipaka (Post-digestive effect)Kauu

Karma (Action)Gr¡hi, Madak¡raka, V¡talam, Kaphan¡¿aka, Pittan¡¿aka, Raktadoṣa N¡¿aka, Vraḍa¿odhana, Parama Vedanahara, Agnireta, Ruj¡hara, Jantun¡¿ana

Dose60-125 mg powder of the shodhita drug.

Therapeutic Uses: Agnim¡ndya, Ardita, Pakṣ¡gh¡ta, Visūcika, N¡ti Daurbalya, Kuṣuha,

Important Formulations: Viṣatinduka Taila, Mah¡ Viṣagarbha Taila, Agnituḍdi Vau

Botanical Name: Strychnos nux-vomica Linn. (Fabaceae)

Part Used: Sd

Therapeutic Uses (IMPPAT Database)

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

Part Used	Therapeutic Use	Identifiers	References
bark	Antipyretics	MESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
bark	Cholera	MESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00	ISBN:9788172361150
bark	Colic	MESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4	ISBN:9780387706375
bark	Diarrhea	MESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1	ISBN:9780387706375
bark	Dysentery	MESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.Z	ISBN:9788172361150
bark	Nervous system diseases	MESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7Z	ISBN:9788172363093
bark	General tonic for rejuvenation	MESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
fruit	Paralysis	MESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224	ISBN:9788173717062
fruit	Paraplegia	MESH:D010264,UMLS:C0030486, DOID:607, ICD-11:MB56	ISBN:9788171360536
leaf	Insecticides	MESH:D007306,UMLS:C0021576, ICD-11:XM3K66	ISBN:9788172361266
leaf	Paralysis	MESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224	ISBN:9788173717062
leaf	Ulcer	MESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582	ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717062
leaf	Wounds and injuries	MESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251	ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
root	Cholera	MESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00	ISBN:9788172361266, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Analgesics	MESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7	ISBN:9788172363093
seed	Anemia	MESH:D000740,UMLS:C0002871, DOID:2355, ICD-11:3A9Z	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Anthelmintics	MESH:D000871,UMLS:C0003158, ICD-11:XM4EC0	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Antipyretics	MESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7	ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Antirheumatic agents	MESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536
seed	Aphrodisiacs	MESH:D001046,UMLS:C0003567	ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Appetite stimulants	MESH:D019167,UMLS:C0376447	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Asthma	MESH:D001249,UMLS:C0004096, DOID:2841, ICD-11:CA23	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Improve blood circulation	MESH:D001775,UMLS:C0005775	ISBN:9788172363093
seed	Bronchitis	MESH:D001991,UMLS:C0006277, DOID:6132, ICD-11:CA20	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Cardiotonic agents	MESH:D002316,UMLS:C0007209, ICD-11:XM91S1	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seed	Cholera	MESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seed	Colic	MESH:D003085,UMLS:C0232488, ICD-11:MD81.4	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266
seed	Constipation	MESH:D003248,UMLS:C0009806, DOID:2089, ICD-11:ME05.0	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Cough	MESH:D003371,UMLS:C0010200, ICD-11:MD12	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seed	Diabetes mellitus	MESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Diarrhea	MESH:D003967,UMLS:C0011991, DOID:13250, ICD-11:ME05.1	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150
seed	Dysentery	MESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172361266
seed	Dyspepsia	MESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361266
seed	Disorder of ejaculation	UMLS:C0235969	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536
seed	Emaciation	MESH:D004614,UMLS:C0013911, ICD-11:5B51	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seed	Emetics	MESH:D004639,UMLS:C0013973	ISBN:9788172361150
seed	Emphysema	MESH:D004646, ICD-11:CA21	ISBN:9788171360536
seed	Epilepsy	MESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536
seed	Erectile dysfunction	MESH:D007172,UMLS:C0242350, ICD-11:HA01.1	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seed	Fever	MESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361266
seed	Gastric acid	MESH:D005744,UMLS:C0017119	ISBN:9788172363093
seed	Gout	MESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25	ISBN:9788171360536
seed	Heart diseases	MESH:D006331,UMLS:C0018799, DOID:114, ICD-11:BC4Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Hysteria	MESH:D007046,UMLS:C0020701	ISBN:9780387706375
seed	Infection	MESH:D007239,UMLS:C3714514, ICD-11:1H0Z	ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Malaria	MESH:D008288,UMLS:C0024530, DOID:12365, ICD-11:1F4Z	ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Menstruation-inducing agents	MESH:D008600,UMLS:C0025346	ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Muscle weakness	MESH:D018908,UMLS:C0151786, ICD-11:FB32.Y	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Nervous system diseases	MESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375
seed	Neuralgia	MESH:D009437,UMLS:C0027796, ICD-11:MG30.5Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seed	Paralysis	MESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Parasympatholytics	MESH:D010276,UMLS:C0030511, ICD-11:XM3A77	ISBN:9788172361150
seed	Rabies	MESH:D011818,UMLS:C0034494, DOID:11260, ICD-11:1C82	ISBN:9788171360536
seed	General tonic for rejuvenation	MESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361150
seed	Respiratory tract diseases	MESH:D012140,UMLS:C0035242, ICD-11:CB7Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seed	Seizures	MESH:D012640,UMLS:C0036572, ICD-11:8A68.Z	ISBN:9788172361150
seed	Skin diseases	MESH:D012871,UMLS:C0037274, DOID:37, ICD-11:EM0Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders	MESH:D007319,UMLS:C0021603	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788173717062
seed	Ulcer	MESH:D014456,UMLS:C0041582	ISBN:9788172363093
seed	Wounds and injuries	MESH:D014947,UMLS:C0043251	ISBN:81-204-0828-4
seed	Antiperiodic		ISBN:9788173717062
wood	Dysentery	MESH:D004403,UMLS:C0277526, DOID:12384, ICD-11:1A40.Z	ISBN:9788171360536
wood	Dyspepsia	MESH:D004415,UMLS:C0013395, ICD-11:DD90.3	ISBN:9788171360536, ISBN:9788172361150
	Analgesics	MESH:D000700,UMLS:C0002771, ICD-11:XM49F7	ISBN:9788172363093
	Antacids	MESH:D000863,UMLS:C0003138, ICD-11:XM37S3	ISBN:9788172361150
	Antidotes	MESH:D000931,UMLS:C0003295, ICD-11:XM1S43	ISBN:9788172361150
	Anti-inflammatory agents	MESH:D000893,UMLS:C0003209, ICD-11:XM7XD1	ISBN:9788172363093
	Antipyretics	MESH:D058633,UMLS:C0003419, ICD-11:XM1RS7	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
	Antirheumatic agents	MESH:D018501,UMLS:C0003191, ICD-11:XM95N2	ISBN:9788172361150
	Antiviral agents	MESH:D000998,UMLS:C0003451	ISBN:9788172363093
	Arthritis	MESH:D001168,UMLS:C0003864, DOID:848, ICD-11:FA2Z	ISBN:9788172363093
	Cardiovascular diseases	MESH:D002318,UMLS:C0007222, DOID:1287, ICD-11:BE2Z	ISBN:9788172363093
	Cholera	MESH:D002771,UMLS:C0008354, DOID:1498, ICD-11:1A00	ISBN:9788172361150
	Diabetes mellitus	MESH:D003920,UMLS:C0011849, DOID:9351, ICD-11:5A14	ISBN:9788172361150
	Disorder of ejaculation	UMLS:C0235969	ISBN:9788172361150
	Epilepsy	MESH:D004827,UMLS:C0014544, DOID:1826, ICD-11:8A6Z	ISBN:9788172361150
	Erectile dysfunction	MESH:D007172,UMLS:C0242350, ICD-11:HA01.1	ISBN:9788172361150
	Fever	MESH:D005334,UMLS:C0015967, ICD-11:MG26	ISBN:9788172361150
	Flatulence	MESH:D005414,UMLS:C0016204, ICD-11:ME08	ISBN:9788172361150
	Gout	MESH:D006073,UMLS:C0018099, DOID:13189, ICD-11:FA25	ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172363093
	Hysteria	MESH:D007046,UMLS:C0020701	ISBN:9788172361150
	Nervous system diseases	MESH:D009422,UMLS:C0027765, DOID:863, ICD-11:8E7Z	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9780387706375, ISBN:9788172363093, Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
	Neuralgia	MESH:D009437,UMLS:C0027796, ICD-11:MG30.5Z	ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172363093
	Paralysis	MESH:D010243,UMLS:C0522224	ISBN:81-204-0828-4, ISBN:9788172361150, ISBN:9788172363093
	Peptic ulcer	MESH:D010437,UMLS:C0030920, DOID:750, ICD-11:DA61	ISBN:9788172363093
	Anti-poisoning	MESH:D011041, ICD-11:NE6Z	ISBN:9788172361150
	Rabies	MESH:D011818,UMLS:C0034494, DOID:11260, ICD-11:1C82	ISBN:9788172361150
	Rectal prolapse	MESH:D012005,UMLS:C0034888, DOID:9307, ICD-11:DB31.2	ISBN:9788172361150
	General tonic for rejuvenation	MESH:D012060,UMLS:C0035016	Medicinal Plants Of Nagpur And Wardha Forest Divisions (Maharashtra)
	Sciatica	MESH:D012585,UMLS:C0036396, ICD-11:ME84.3	ISBN:9788172363093
	Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders	MESH:D007319,UMLS:C0021603	ISBN:9788172361150
	Stress, psychological	MESH:D013315,UMLS:C0038443, ICD-11:QE01	ISBN:9788172361150
	Urinary incontinence	MESH:D014549,UMLS:C0042024, ICD-11:MF50.2	ISBN:9788172361150
	Vomiting	MESH:D014839,UMLS:C0042963, ICD-11:MD90.1	ISBN:9788172361150
	Central nervous system stimulants	MESH:D000697,UMLS:C0002763	ISBN:9780387706375