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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
- ↑ THE AYURVEDIC PHARMACOPOEIA OF INDIA, PART-I, VOLUME-1, page no 61.
See also
External Links
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