Katu vipaka
133 entries in this reference state a post-digestive effect (vipaka) 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 |
| Agnimantha Premna integrifolia (syn. Clerodendrum phlomidis) | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Ajamoda Arka | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Ajamodadi Churna | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Ajmoda Apium leptophyllum | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Amra Beeja Mangifera indica | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Anjatraya | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Aragvadhadi Kwath | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Aranya Jeeraka Centratherum anthelminticum | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Arishtaka | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Arjuna Twak Terminalia arjuna | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| 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 |
| Asanadi Kwath | Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Ashoka Ghrita | Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Snigdha, Guru |
| Bhringaraja Svarasa | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Bhumi Jambuka | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Bhunimba | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Bhurja Betula utilis | Kashaya | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Bhutakeshi | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| 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 |
| Chakshushya | Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Chavika Piper retrofractum | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Chirabilva Holoptelea integrifolia | Kashaya, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Chirayata Swertia chirayita | Tikta | Sheeta | 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 |
| Dhataki Woodfordia fruticosa | Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Dhava Anogeissus latifolia | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Dugdhika Euphorbia prostrata | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Guru |
| Gangadhara Churna | Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| 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 |
| Hrivera | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Indrayava Holarrhena pubescens | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Irimedadi Taila | Kashaya, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Snigdha |
| Jambu Syzygium cumini | Kashaya, Madhura | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Jambu Beeja Syzygium cumini | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Japa Hibiscus rosa-sinensis | Kashaya, Madhura | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| 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 |
| Kachnar Bauhinia variegata | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Kadara | Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Kakamachi Solanum nigrum | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Snigdha |
| Kakatikta | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Karanja Taila | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Tikshna |
| Karira Capparis decidua | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Karnikara | Kashaya | Sheeta | 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 |
| Katuki Picrorhiza kurroa | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Kembuka Costus speciosus | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Ketaki Pandanus odorifer | Tikta, Madhura | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Kiratatikta Swertia chirayita | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Koshataki Luffa acutangula | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Krishna Jeeraka | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Kumbhika | Tikta, Katu | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Kumuda Nymphaea alba | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Kurabaka | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Kusha Desmostachya bipinnata | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Kusumbha Carthamus tinctorius | Katu, Madhura | Ushna | Katu | Guru, Tikshna |
| Kutaj Holarrhena pubescens | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Lajjalu Mimosa pudica | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Latakaranja Caesalpinia bonduc | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Lavanga Syzygium aromaticum | Katu, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Lodhrasva | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Madayantika Lawsonia inermis | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Mahanimba Melia azedarach | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Makoy Solanum nigrum | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Mamsarohini | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Masi | Kashaya, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Mayurashikha | Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Mulaka Raphanus sativus | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Nadi Hingu Gardenia gummifera | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Nagadanti | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Nagakesara Mesua ferrea | Kashaya | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Nagarmotha Cyperus rotundus | Tikta, Katu, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Nimba Beeja Azadirachta indica | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Snigdha, Tikshna |
| Nimba Patra Azadirachta indica | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| 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 |
| Parpataka Fumaria parviflora | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Pashanabheda Bergenia ciliata | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Patha Cissampelos pareira | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Patola | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Patola Patra | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Pilu Salvadora persica | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Prapunnada Senna tora | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Puga Areca catechu | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Guru, Ruksha |
| Putikaranja | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Rajika | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Raktamoola | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Rohisha Cymbopogon martinii | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Rohitaka Tecomella undulata | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Saireyaka Barleria strigosa | Tikta, Madhura | Ushna | Katu | Snigdha |
| Saptaparna Alstonia scholaris | Tikta, Kashaya | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Snigdha |
| Sarja Vateria indica | Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Snigdha |
| Sarpaksi | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Satyanashi Argemone mexicana | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Shana Crotalaria juncea | Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Ruksha |
| Shankhini | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Snigdha |
| Sharapunkha Tephrosia purpurea | Tikta, Kashaya | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Shigru Patra Moringa oleifera | Katu, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Simhamoola | Tikta, Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Simsapa Dalbergia sissoo | Kashaya, Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Sthuneyaka Taxus baccata | Tikta, Kashaya | Ushna | Katu | Laghu |
| Suryavarta | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Svetamarica | Katu | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Tagetes | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| 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 |
| Varuna Crateva nurvala | Tikta, Kashaya | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Ruksha |
| Vasaka Justicia adhatoda | Tikta, Kashaya | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Vetasa | Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |
| Vyaghranakhi | Tikta | Ushna | Katu | Laghu, Tikshna |
| Yavasa Alhagi pseudalhagi | Madhura, Kashaya, Tikta | Sheeta | Katu | Laghu |