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Abutilon indicum L.

Atibala
Section/Chapter Herb database/Atibala
Botanical name(s) Abutilon indicum L.
Family Malvaceae
Availability Available
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Year of publication 2025
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

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Therapeutic use

Raktapitta(bleeding disorder), Vatarakta(gout), meha[1]

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Atibala, Rishyaprokta(grows wild,so liked by sages and animal), Kankatika(Fruits are resembling a comb),Balika, Vatyapushpy(Flowers of atibala resemble flowers of bala), Bhuribala

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Sweet (madhura)
2 Potency (veerya) Cold (sheeta)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Unctuous (snigdha), Slimy (pichhila)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify Vata and Pitta

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(7) Balya mahakashaya(tonics)
2 Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/139 Madhur skanda(group of sweet drug)
3 Cha.Sa.Sharira Sthana 8/24 Garbhini paricharya
4 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 1/2/4 In formulation of amalaka ghrita
5 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/267 As an ingredient ofAgurvadi taila
6 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 19/50 As a yavagu(gruel) dravya
7 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/87 As an ingredient of Trushanadi Ghrita
8 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 28/159 As an ingredient of Amrutadi taila
9 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/56 As an ingredient of Baladi Ghrita
10 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/62 As an ingredient of Jeevaniya Ghrita
11 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/72 As an ingredient of Jeevakadi mahasneha
12 Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 29/76 As an ingredient of Sthiradi Ghrita/Taila

Dose

  • 3-6 gm of the drug in powder form[2]

Important formulation

As per A.P.I.[3]

  • Bala taila
  • Narayana taila
  • Mahanarayana taila


Current availability

Available India- All over india

Current researches

https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Abutilon%20indicum

 This article is under development ..
  1. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :13
  2. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :13
  3. ↑ Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 1 :13
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