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Curcuma longa Linn - Haridra

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Haridra consists of the dried and cured rhizomes of Curcuma longa Linn. (Fam.Zingiberaceae), a perennial herb extensively cultivated in all parts of the country, crop is harvested after 9-10 months when lower leaves turn yellow rhizomes carefully dug up with hand-picks between October-April and cured by boiling and dried.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada Arishina
Hindi Haldi, Hardi
Malayalam Manjal
Tamil Manjal
Telugu Pasupu
Marathi Halad
Gujarathi Haldar
Punjabi Haldi, Haldar
Kashmiri Ledar, Ladhir
Sanskrit Rajani, Nisha, Nishi, Raatri, Ksanaada
English Turmeric


Chemical Composition

Essential oil and a colouring matter (curcumin).

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Katu, Tikta,

Guna

Ruksha

Veerya

Ushna

Vipaka

Katu

Karma

Krimighna, Kushgna, Vrnya, Vishaghna, Kaphapittanut

Prabhava

References

  1. THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 61.

See also

External Links

THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA