HERBAL GARDEN
Vivek college of Ayurvedic Sciences & Hospital Bijnor UP
हरीतकी
Classification
चरक- कासहर वर्ग, विरोचनोपग , अर्शोघ्न वर्ग,
वयःस्थापन वर्ग , कुष्ठ्घ्न वर्ग, ज्वरघ्न
सुश्रुत- आमलक्यादि गण , मुस्काकादि गण , वचादि गण
भावप्रकाश-
Synoyms
हरिद्रा- Haridra is yellow coloured.
कञ्चनी- Haridra rhizome is yellow like that of gold.
निशा- Colour of Haridra is beautiful like a moon night.
वर्ण विलासिनी- Haridra is attrative bright yellow colour.
क्रिमिग्ना- Haridra is efficacious anthelmintic drug.
हट्टविलासिनी- Attract to costumer in the market.
योषितप्रिया- Haridra is a best cosmetic substance liked by females.
Habit
Moderate to large sized deciduous tree, height up to 90 ft.
Habitat
Haritaki tree is found all over India especially in forest area of North India, Central and south India.
Morphology
- Stem - Cylindrical, corky, bark 6 mm thick dark brown having vertical cracks.
- Glabrous 7-20 cm long and 4-8 cm wide, base cordate, margin entire.
- Flowers- 4mm across, sessile, dull white or yellow.
- Fruits- Pendulous drupe 2-4 cm long, more or less 5 ribbed.
- Seeds- Oblong, bony, thick brown.
Chemical Composition
Guna-Karma
Rasa- पंचरस युक्त (लवण वर्जित)
Guna- रुक्ष,लघु
Virya- उष्ण
Vipaka- मधुर
Karma-
Doshakarma- त्रिदोष शामक
Medicinal uses
विबंध
श्वास
कास
प्रमेह
नेत्र रोग
परिणाम शूल
वातव्याधि
रसायन
कोष्ठ बद्धता
Useful Part
Fruit
Doses
Churna- 3-6 gm – sodhanarth
Churna- 1gm – Rasayan
Kwath- 30-50ml
Important Formulation
त्रिफला गुग्गुलु
अभयारिष्ठ
वतारी गुग्गुलु
अगस्त्य हरीतकी
Hindi Name
हरड़
English Name
Chebulic myrobalan
Botanical Name
Terminalia chebula Retz
Family
Combretaceae