Haritki

BOTANICAL NAME: Terminalia chebula

FAMILY: Combretaceae

 

CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:

Charaka- Jwarghna, Kasaghna, Virechanopaga, Kusthghana, Vayasthapana.

Sushruta- Amalakyadi, Parushkadi, Triphala.

Bhavprakash- Haritakyadi Varga

 

ENGLISH NAME: Chebulic myrobalan

COMMON NAME: Harad

Hindi: Harad, harde

Kannada: Alale kayi, anilaikayi

Bengali: Haritaki, Narra

REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:

https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read

हरीतक्यभया पथ्या कायस्था पूतनाऽमृता ।

हैमवत्यव्यथा चापि चेतकी श्रेयसी शिवा ॥६॥

वयस्था विजया चापि जीवन्ती रोहिणीति च ॥७॥

HABITAT: throughout South and Southeast Asia.

BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: Generally it is moderate-sized, highly branched. Leaves are mostly opposite, ovate& rounded at base 7.5 to 13 cm. Flowers are dull white or yellowish arrange in terminal spike 5-10cm long. Fruit is ellipsoidal or less distinctly 5-angled.

MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Chebulagic acid, chebulic acid, tannic acid, gallic acid, chebulinic acid, chebulanin, hydroxy anthraquinones glycosides.

THERAPEUTIC USES:

• Stomatitis: Cold infusion of haritaki fruit is used for gargling.
• Bleeding gums: Fine fruit powder is used for application.
• Dysentery: Consuming 5gm of stem bark powder is mixed with 50ml of ferula seed soaked water two times in a day.
• Leukoderma: Paste of 15gm of seed crushed in 25ml of water one time in a week.
• Burns: Fruit paste can be applied on burns.
• Sore throat: Fruit roasted a little on burning charcoal is chewed.

INDICATIONS:

Netra rog eye disorder, Rasayana immuno-modulator , Anulomana purgative, Deepana pachana digestive , Jwara fever, Atisara diarrohea ,Amalapitta acidity.

USEFUL PART: Fruit

DOSAGE: Haritki churna 3-6gm

AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:

1. Ubhyarisht
2. Ubhyadi modk
3. Haritki avleh
4. Knsharitki