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Haritaki (Terminalia
Chebula)
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Haritaki (Sanskrit ) -
Terminalia chebula
Botanical Description of Terminalia
chebula
BOTONICAL
NAME
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Terminalia
chebula , Terminalia reticulata |
FAMILY
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Combretaceae |
| STRUCTURE |
Large
tree, young branchlets, leaf buds,
Leaves:- mostly subopposite, distant, ovate, with long,
soft, shining, rust coloured, or silvery hairs.Wither in the
cold season.
Flowers:- Dull white or yellowish, with a strong
offensive smell.Blossom in April to May.
Fruits:- Obovoid or ellipsoidal from a broad base,
glabrous.Formation in November to January.
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| HABITAT |
Abundant
in North India and southwards to the Deccan tablelands at 1,000
to 3,000 ft.
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| PHARMACOLOGY |
Fruit
contains a constituent which has a wide antibacterial and
antifungal spectrum.and also inhibits growth of E.coli, the most
common organism responsible for urinary tract infection. The
fruit pulp exhibits laxative properties.
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| CHEMICAL
COMPOSITION |
Fruits:-
Contain astringent substances - tannic acid, Chebulinic acid,
gallic acid etc. Resin and a purgative principle of the nature
of anthraquinone and sennoside are also present.
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Ayurvedic Description of 'Haritaki' (Terminalia
chebula)
SANSKRIT
NAME
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Harithaki |
LOCAL
NAMES
(in India)
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Harithaki
(Sanskrit and Bengali), Harad (Hindi), Karkchettu (Telugu),
Kadukkaya (Tamil), Harade (Marathi and Gujarati). |
| HINDU
MYTHOLOGY |
Highly
esteemed by the Hindus, and a mythological origin has been
assigned to it. It is said that when Indra(king of dieties in
hindu mythology) was drinking nectar in heaven, a drop of the
fluid fell on the earth and produced Haritaki
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PROPERTIES
(ayurvedic) |
Guna
:- Laghu, Ruksha
Rasa :- Madhura,katu,tiktha,kashaya,amla. only Lavana is
absent.
Veerya :- Ushna
Vipaka :- Madhura
Prabhaava :- Tridoshahar
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| KARMA
(Action) |
Mridu
Virechaka (mild laxative),
Tridoshahara (cures all the three
doshas),
Agnideepaka (enhances bioassimilation),
Medhakara (enhances
memory),
Rasayana (rejuvenating, prevents aging and disease),
Netra Hithakara (good for
eyes),
Laghu Paki (digests easily),
Ayurvardhaka (increases life span),
Brimhana (nourishes body tissues),
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| SANSKRIT
SYNONYMS |
Harithaki
(Sanskrit and Bengali), Harad (Hindi), Karkchettu (Telugu),
Kadukkaya (Tamil), Harade (Marathi and Gujarati).
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