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[[File:Terminalia chebula - South China Botanical Garden 2013.11.02 11-07-25.jpg|thumb|right|''Haritaki'', ''Terminalia chebula'']]
 
[[File:Terminalia chebula - South China Botanical Garden 2013.11.02 11-07-25.jpg|thumb|right|''Haritaki'', ''Terminalia chebula'']]
  
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'''Terminalia chebula''' is regarded as a universal panacea in Ayurveda and in the traditional Tibetan medicine. The fruit also provides material for tanning leather and dyeing wool,silk and cotton.
  
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This tree yields smallish, ribbed and nut-like fruits which are picked when still green and then pickled, boiled with a little added sugar in their own syrup or used in preserves. The seed of the fruit, which has an elliptical shape, is an abrasive seed enveloped by a fleshy and firm pulp. It is regarded as a universal panacea in Ayurveda and in the traditional Tibetan medicine. The fruit also provides material for tanning leather and dyeing wool,silk and cotton.
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==Uses==
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{{Uses|Wounds}}, {{Uses|Cuts}}, {{Uses|Snakebites}}, {{Uses|Curing liver disorders}}, {{Uses|Skin eruptions}}, {{Uses|Blotches}}, {{Uses|Pimples}}, {{Uses|Diarrhea}}, {{Uses|Sore throats}}
  
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Seven types of fruit are recognized (i.e. vijaya, rohini, putana, amrita, abhaya, jivanti, and chetaki), based on the region where the fruit is harvested, as well as the colour and shape of the fruit. Generally speaking, the vijaya variety is preferred, which is traditionally grown in the Vindhya Range of west-central India, and has a roundish as opposed to a more angular shape.
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==Parts Used==
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{{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}.
  
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In Ayurveda, Haritaki is wonder medicine and is used to cure many types of diseases.Terminalia chebula herb has astringent,rejuvenating,laxative and purgative properties.
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==Chemical Composition==
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Main chemical constitutes are chebulagic acid, chebulinic acid, corilagin, beta-sitosterol, gallic acid, ellagic acid, ethyl gallate, tannic acid, galloyl glucose & chebulaginic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
  
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==Common name==
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==Common names==
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{{Common names|kn=|ml=|sa=|ta=|te=|hi=|en=Agrimony}}
  
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* '''English''' - Chebulic myrobalan
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==Properties==
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* '''Kannada''' - ಅಳಲೆಕಾಯಿ
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Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.
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* '''Hindi''' -  हर्रा
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===Dravya===
  
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== External Links ==
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===Rasa===
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Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)
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===Guna===
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Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)
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===Veerya===
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Ushna (Hot)
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===Vipaka===
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Katu (Pungent)
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===Karma===
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Kapha, Vata
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===Prabhava===
  
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminalia_chebula "Terminalia chebula"]
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==Habit==
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{{Habit|Evergreen Tree}}
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==Identification==
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===Leaf===
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{{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/>
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===Flower===
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{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers are simple or branched axillary spikes. Flowering from March-May}}
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===Fruit===
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{{Fruit|Obovoid|7–10 mm|Fruiting April onwards|Oblong-ellipsoid drupe, faintly angled, glossy, glabrous|seed solitary}}
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===Other features===
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==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
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* [[Vishatinduka Taila]] as ''root juice extract''
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==Where to get the saplings==
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==Mode of Propagation==
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{{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}.
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==How to plant/cultivate==
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Succeeds in tropical and subtropical areas up to an elevation of 1,500 metres, exceptionally to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean maximum and minimum annual temperatures are within the range 22 - 35°c, though it can tolerate<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>
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==Commonly seen growing in areas==
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{{Commonly seen|Scattered in teak forest}}, {{Commonly seen|mixed deciduous forest}}.
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==Photo Gallery==
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<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
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Gardenology.org-IMG 8014 qsbg11mar.jpg
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Harado (Prakrit- हरडओ) (3309176804).jpg
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Hardi (Gujatati- હરડી) (3308353833).jpg
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Hardi (Konkani- हरडी) (3641857568).jpg
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Haritaki (Bengali- হরীতকী) (3496496138).jpg
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</gallery>
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==References==
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<references>
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<ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.motherherbs.com/terminalia-chebula-extract.html "chemical constituents"]</ref>
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<ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31838 "Morphology"]</ref>
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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Terminalia+chebula "Cultivation Details"]</ref>
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</references>
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==External Links==
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* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3631759/ The development of Terminalia chebula Retz. (Combretaceae) in clinical research]
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* [https://haritaki.org/cultivation-of-haritaki-myrobalans-terminalia-chebula/ Learn How to grow Haritaki]
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* [http://www.pitchandikulam-herbarium.org/contents/description-leaf.php?id=149 Terminalia chebula on pitchandikulam-herbarium.org]
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* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/haritaki-terminalia-chebula Terminalia chebula on planet ayurveda]
  
 
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Revision as of 12:25, 11 June 2018

Haritaki, Terminalia chebula

Terminalia chebula is regarded as a universal panacea in Ayurveda and in the traditional Tibetan medicine. The fruit also provides material for tanning leather and dyeing wool,silk and cotton.

Uses

Wounds, Cuts, Snakebites, Curing liver disorders, Skin eruptions, Blotches, Pimples, Diarrhea, Sore throats

Parts Used

Dried Folaige, Whole herb.

Chemical Composition

Main chemical constitutes are chebulagic acid, chebulinic acid, corilagin, beta-sitosterol, gallic acid, ellagic acid, ethyl gallate, tannic acid, galloyl glucose & chebulaginic acid.[1]

Common names

Language Common name
Kannada
Hindi
Malayalam
Tamil
Telugu
Marathi NA
Gujarathi NA
Punjabi NA
Kashmiri NA
Sanskrit
English Agrimony


Properties

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

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Evergreen Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind Shape Feature
Simple The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between

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Flower

Type Size Color and composition Stamen More information
Unisexual 2-4cm long Yellow 5-20 Flowers are simple or branched axillary spikes. Flowering from March-May

Fruit

Type Size Mass Appearance Seeds More information
Obovoid 7–10 mm Fruiting April onwards Oblong-ellipsoid drupe, faintly angled, glossy, glabrous seed solitary {{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds, Cuttings.

How to plant/cultivate

Succeeds in tropical and subtropical areas up to an elevation of 1,500 metres, exceptionally to 2,000 metres. It grows best in areas where the mean maximum and minimum annual temperatures are within the range 22 - 35°c, though it can tolerate[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Scattered in teak forest, mixed deciduous forest.

Photo Gallery

  • Gardenology.org-IMG 8014 qsbg11mar.jpg
  • Harado (Prakrit- हरडओ) (3309176804).jpg
  • Hardi (Gujatati- હરડી) (3308353833).jpg
  • Hardi (Konkani- हरडी) (3641857568).jpg
  • Haritaki (Bengali- হরীতকী) (3496496138).jpg

References

  1. ↑ "chemical constituents"
  2. ↑ "Morphology"
  3. ↑ "Cultivation Details"

External Links

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