BOTANICAL NAME: Curcuma longa
FAMILY: Zingiberaceae
CLASSICAL CLASSIFICATION:
Charaka- Lekhaniya Gana, Kushtaghna, Kandughna, Krimighna, Shiro-Virechana.
Sushruta- Haridradi, Mustadi, Slesmashamana
Bhavprakash- Haritkyadi Varga
ENGLISH NAME: Turmeric
COMMON NAME:
Hindi: Haldi, Hardi
Punjabi: Haldi, Haldar
Kannada: Arishina
Bengali: Halud, Haldi
REFERENCE: BHAVAPRAKASH SAMHITA with link e Nighantu:
https://niimh.nic.in/ebooks/e-Nighantu/bhavaprakashanighantu/?mod=read
हरिद्रा काञ्चनी पीता निशाख्या वरवर्णिनी |
कृमिघ्ना हलदी योषित्प्रिया हट्टविलासिनी ||१७१||
हरिद्रा कटुका तिक्ता रूक्षोष्णा कफपित्तनुत् |
वर्ण्या त्वग्दोषमेहास्रशोथपाण्डुव्रणापहा ||१७२||
HABITAT: It is extensively cultivated in all parts of the country. Bengal, Bombay, Tamil Nadu.
BOTANICAL DESCRIPTION: A tall herb, root stalk large, ovoid, with sessile cylindrical tubers orange-coloured inside. Leaves are very large in tufts upto 1.2 metres, oblong-lanceolate, tapering to the base. Flowers in autumnal spikes, concealed by the sheathing petiole; flowering bracts pale green.
FLOWERING AND FRUITING TIME: Farming seasons
| RASA | GUNA | VEERYA | VIPAKA | PRABHAVA | DOSHGHNTA |
| Katu, Tikta | Ruksa | Usna | Katu | Krimighna | Tridosha shamaka |
AYURVEDIC ENERGETICS:
| TASTE | PROPERTY | POTENCY | POST DIGESTIVE EFFECT | EFFECT ACTION | DOSHA ACTION |
| Pungent, Bitter. | Dry | Hot | Pungent | Worm infection | Tridosha pacifying |
MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS: Essential oil and curcumin.
THERAPEUTIC USES:
- Hemorrhoids: Paste of turmeric powder mix with latex of arka is applied over piles mass.
- Retard facial hair growth: Applying turmeric after epilation.
- Allergic rhinitis: Turmeric with hot milk is used in empty stomach at morning time.
- Itching eyes: A cup of water, mixed with 2 pinches of turmeric is used for washing eyes to relieve itching.
- Acne & skin glow: Turmeric application on the face relieves acne and improve skin tone.
- Menstrual cramp: A pinch or two turmeric relieve menstrual cramp.
- Mood and depression: Turmeric relieve depression and regulates dopamine and serotonin levels in brain.
INDICATIONS:
Pandu anaemia, prameha diabetes, vrana wound healing, visavikara poisonous, kustha leprosy, tvagroga skin diseases, sitapitta urticaria.
USEFUL PART: Rhizome
DOSAGE: 1-3 g of the drug in powder form.
AYURVEDIC FORMULATION:
Haridra khanda