Katu rasa
71 entries in this reference state a taste (rasa) of Katu (pungent). Each is listed below with the rest of its classical pharmacology, so the combinations are visible rather than just the single shared property.
| Entry | Rasa | Virya | Vipaka | Guna |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agnijara | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Agnikumarika | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Ajamoda Arka | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Ajamodadi Churna | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Ajmoda Apium leptophyllum | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Ardraka Svarasa | Katu | Ushna | Madhura | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Arka Calotropis procera | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Arka Ksheera | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Tikshna |
| Arka Pushpa Calotropis procera | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Bhallataka Taila | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Madhura | Snigdha, Tikshna |
| Bhringaraja Svarasa | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Bhutika Cymbopogon citratus | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Bimbi Coccinia grandis | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Black Pepper Piper nigrum | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Caturjata Churna | Katu, Madhura | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Chavika Piper retrofractum | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Chitraka Moola Plumbago zeylanica | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Dadrughna | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Danti Moola Baliospermum solanifolium | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Tikshna, Laghu |
| Devadali | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Dhanwantaram Gutika | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Dronapushpi Leucas cephalotes | Katu, Lavana | Ushna | Madhura | Guru, Ruksha |
| Dugdhika Euphorbia prostrata | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Guru |
| Eladi Vati | Madhura, Katu | Sheeta | Madhura | Laghu |
| Eranda Taila | Madhura, Katu | Ushna | Madhura | Guru, Snigdha |
| Granthiparni Leonotis nepetifolia | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Hapusa Juniperus communis | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Hinguvachadi Churna | Katu, Lavana | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Hingvashtak Churna | Katu, Lavana | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Jati Jasminum officinale | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Jatiphala Myristica fragrans | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Javitri Myristica fragrans | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Jeerakarishtam | Katu, Madhura | Ushna | Madhura | Laghu |
| Karanja Taila | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Tikshna |
| Karira Capparis decidua | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Karpura Camphor | Tikta, Katu | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Karvellaka Momordica charantia | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Katphala Myrica esculenta | Kashaya, Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Krishna Jeeraka | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Kumbhika | Tikta, Katu | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Kusumbha Carthamus tinctorius | Katu, Madhura | Ushna | Katu | Guru, Tikshna |
| Lasuna Ksheerapaka | Katu, Madhura | Ushna | Madhura | Snigdha |
| Latakaranja Caesalpinia bonduc | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Lavanga Syzygium aromaticum | Katu, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Masi | Kashaya, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Mulaka Raphanus sativus | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Nadi Hingu Gardenia gummifera | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Nagarmotha Cyperus rotundus | Tikta, Katu, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Palandu Allium cepa | Madhura, Katu | Ushna | Madhura | Guru, Snigdha |
| Palasha Butea monosperma | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Paribhadra Erythrina variegata | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Parnayavani Coleus amboinicus | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Pilu Salvadora persica | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Prapunnada Senna tora | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Putikaranja | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Putranjivaka Putranjiva roxburghii | Madhura, Katu | Sheeta | Madhura | Guru |
| Rajika | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Raktamoola | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Rohisha Cymbopogon martinii | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Shigru Patra Moringa oleifera | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Simhamoola | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Soubhagya Shunthi | Katu | Ushna | Madhura | Laghu, Snigdha |
| Suryavarta | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Svetamarica | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Talisapatra Abies webbiana | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Tamalpatra Cinnamomum tamala | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Tejapatra Cinnamomum tamala | Katu, Madhura | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Tilaparni | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Tumburu Zanthoxylum armatum | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Vartaku Solanum melongena | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Zingiber Zingiber officinale | Katu | Ushna | Madhura | Laghu, Tikshna |