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Vitex negundo L.
{{Infobox
|title = Nirgundi
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Nirgundi
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Vitex negundo L.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Verbenaceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2025
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Five-leaved chaste
==Therapeutic uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3:64</ref>==
Sula, Sopha, Vatavyadhi, Amavata,Kustha,Kandu, Kasa,Pradara. Adhmana,Pliha roga,Gulma,Aruchi, Krumi, Vrana,Karnasula,Sutika,Jwara.
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Samhalu, Shefali, Nilapishpi, Suvaha, Sindhuvarika, Harenu (Nirgundi beeja)
==Synonyms in bhavprakasa nighantu<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 113, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2020;</ref>==
Swetapushpa, sinduka
==Varieties==
==Bhavprakasa nighantu<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 113, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2020;</ref>==
# Swetapuspapuspa nirgundi
# Nilapuspa nirgundi
==Raja nighantu<ref>Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2016, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi , shatavhadi varga 152,154,156</ref>==
# Sinduvara
# Nila nirgundi
# sephali
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Vata and Kapha
|}
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 3/5
|Siddhatama churna pradeha(external application)
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(15)
|Krimighna mahakashaya (anti-helmintics)
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 5/20
|Dhuma varti dravya
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 6/21
|Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/28
|Shamidhanya Varga(The class of pulses)
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
|Vaman dravyani( medicines used in therapeutic emesis
)
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana]] 8/56
|Kshira vishodhan dravya
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/47
|In Yavagu prayoga.(Medicated gruels)
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/84
|Ingredient in Lepa
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/165
|As an ingredient of Madhavarista
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/56
|As an ingredient of Mrita sanjivani agada.
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/79
|As an ingredient of Maha – Gandha hasti agada.
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/195
|Used in the treatment of Darvikara sarpa damsha.(snake bite)
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/200
|Used in the treatment of Luta visha.(spider poison)
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/134
|As an ingredient of Nirgundi taila.
|-
|16
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/271
|Used in the treatment of Vaivarnya stanya dosha(vitiated breast milk), As an ingredient of Jivakadya lepa.
|}
==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3:64</ref>==
* 10-20 ml swarasa.
==Useful part<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3:64</ref>==
* Leaf
==Important formulation<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3:64</ref>==
* Vatagajankusa rasa
* Mahavata vidhvansana rasa
* Yakrutapliha loha
* Dasamula taila
* Trivikrama rasa
* Nirgundi taila
* Tribhuvankirti rasa
* Visatinduka taila
==Current availability ==
Available
==Current researches ==
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Vitex%20negundo
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development .
{{Infobox
|title = Nirgundi
|label1 = Section/Chapter
|data1 = Herb database/Nirgundi
|label2 = Botanical name(s)
|data2 = Vitex negundo L.
|label3 = Family
|data3 = Verbenaceae
|label4 = Availability
|data4 = Available
|label5 = Contributors
|data5 = --
|label6 = Year of publication
|data6 = 2025
|label7 = Publisher
|data7 = [[Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre]]
|label8 = DOI
|data8 = Awaited
}}
==English name==
Five-leaved chaste
==Therapeutic uses<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3:64</ref>==
Sula, Sopha, Vatavyadhi, Amavata,Kustha,Kandu, Kasa,Pradara. Adhmana,Pliha roga,Gulma,Aruchi, Krumi, Vrana,Karnasula,Sutika,Jwara.
==Synonyms in Charak Samhita==
Samhalu, Shefali, Nilapishpi, Suvaha, Sindhuvarika, Harenu (Nirgundi beeja)
==Synonyms in bhavprakasa nighantu<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 113, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2020;</ref>==
Swetapushpa, sinduka
==Varieties==
==Bhavprakasa nighantu<ref>Shri Bhavamishra, Bhavaprakash Nighantu, Guduchyadi Varga, Verse no. 113, Edited by Padmashree Pro. Krushnachandra Chunekar, Reprint Edition, Chaukhambha Bharati Academy, 2020;</ref>==
# Swetapuspapuspa nirgundi
# Nilapuspa nirgundi
==Raja nighantu<ref>Dr. Indradev Tripathi , Raja Nighantu of pandit Narhari, ed.2016, Chaukhambha Krishnadas Academy, Varanasi , shatavhadi varga 152,154,156</ref>==
# Sinduvara
# Nila nirgundi
# sephali
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Properties'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Pharmacological criteria'''
|'''Properties'''
|-
|1
|Taste (rasa)
|Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta)
|-
|2
|Potency (veerya)
|Hot (ushna)
|-
|3
|Post digestion effect (vipaka)
|Pungent (katu)
|-
|4
|Qualities (guna)
|Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
|-
|5
|Actions (karma)
|Pacify Vata and Kapha
|}
==Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+'''Herbs and their activities'''
|'''Sr.no.'''
|'''Reference in Charak Samhita'''
|'''Activity'''
|-
|1
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 3/5
|Siddhatama churna pradeha(external application)
|-
|2
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(15)
|Krimighna mahakashaya (anti-helmintics)
|-
|3
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 5/20
|Dhuma varti dravya
|-
|4
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 6/21
|Abhyantar Krimi Chikitsa
|-
|5
|Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 27/28
|Shamidhanya Varga(The class of pulses)
|-
|6
|Cha.Sa.[[Vimana Sthana]] 8/135
|Vaman dravyani( medicines used in therapeutic emesis
)
|-
|7
|Cha.Sa.[[Sharira Sthana]] 8/56
|Kshira vishodhan dravya
|-
|8
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 4/47
|In Yavagu prayoga.(Medicated gruels)
|-
|9
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 8/84
|Ingredient in Lepa
|-
|10
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 15/165
|As an ingredient of Madhavarista
|-
|11
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/56
|As an ingredient of Mrita sanjivani agada.
|-
|12
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/79
|As an ingredient of Maha – Gandha hasti agada.
|-
|13
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/195
|Used in the treatment of Darvikara sarpa damsha.(snake bite)
|-
|14
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 23/200
|Used in the treatment of Luta visha.(spider poison)
|-
|15
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 28/134
|As an ingredient of Nirgundi taila.
|-
|16
|Cha.Sa.[[Chikitsa Sthana]] 30/271
|Used in the treatment of Vaivarnya stanya dosha(vitiated breast milk), As an ingredient of Jivakadya lepa.
|}
==Dose<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3:64</ref>==
* 10-20 ml swarasa.
==Useful part<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3:64</ref>==
* Leaf
==Important formulation<ref>Anonymous. The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India. Department of Ayush, Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, New Delhi, Part I. 1986; Volume 3:64</ref>==
* Vatagajankusa rasa
* Mahavata vidhvansana rasa
* Yakrutapliha loha
* Dasamula taila
* Trivikrama rasa
* Nirgundi taila
* Tribhuvankirti rasa
* Visatinduka taila
==Current availability ==
Available
==Current researches ==
https://cb.imsc.res.in/imppat/phytochemical/Vitex%20negundo
[[Category: Database of herbs and minerals | Herbs]]
This article is under development .