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Terminalia chebula - Haritaki

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[[File:Terminalia chebula - South China Botanical Garden 2013.11.02 11-07-25.jpg|thumb|right|''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==
{{Uses|Hair loss}}, {{Uses|Acne}}, {{Uses|Ulcers}}, {{Uses|Skin Allergies}}, {{Uses|Cough}}, {{Uses|Cold}}, {{Uses|Diabetes}}, {{Uses|High blood pressure}}, {{Uses|Dysentery}}
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==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
Seven types of fruit ==Chemical Composition==Main chemical constitutes are recognized (i.e. vijayachebulagic acid, rohinichebulinic acid, putanacorilagin, amrita, abhaya, jivanti, and chetaki)beta-sitosterol, based on the region where the fruit is harvestedgallic acid, as well as the colour and shape of the fruit. Generally speakingellagic acid, the vijaya variety is preferredethyl gallate, which is traditionally grown in the Vindhya Range of west-central Indiatannic acid, and has a roundish as opposed to a more angular shapegalloyl glucose & chebulaginic acid.<ref name="chemical composition"/>
In Ayurveda==Common names=={{Common names|sa=Abhaya, Haritaki is wonder medicine and is used to cure many types of diseases.Terminalia chebula herb has astringentKaayasta,rejuvenatingShiva,laxative and purgative properties.Pathya, Vijayaa|en=Myrobalan|gu=Hirdo, Himaja, Pulo-harda|hi=Harre, Harad, Harar|kn=Alalekai|ks=Halela|ml=Nerinjil|mr=Sarate, Gokharu|pa=Halela, Harar|ta=Kadukkai|te=Karaka, Karakkaya}}
==Common nameProperties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
* '''English''' - Chebulic myrobalan===Rasa===* '''Kannada''' - ಅಳಲೆಕಾಯಿTikta (Bitter), Madhura, Amla, Katu, Tikta, Kashaya* '''Hindi''' - हर्रा===Guna===Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry)===Veerya===Ushna (Hot)===Vipaka===Madhura (Sweet)===Karma===[[Deepana]], Hridya, Meedya, Rasayana, Anulomana
== External Links =Prabhava===
==Habit=={{Habit|Evergreen tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple||The leaves are divided into 3-6 toothed leaflets, with smaller leaflets in between}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5-20|Flowers are simple or branched axillary spikes. Flowering from March-May}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Obovoid|7–10 mm|Fruiting April onwards|Oblong-ellipsoid drupe, faintly angled, glossy, glabrous|seed solitary}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==[[Ballātakādi Modaka]], [[Triphala churna]], [[Lohaasava]] ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|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<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Scattered in teak forest}}, {{Commonly seen|Mixed deciduous forest}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px"> File:Terminalia chebula seeds.jpg|SeedsFile:Terminalia chebula Leaves and flowers.jpg|Leaves and flowersFile:Terminalia chebula - flowers.JPG|Flowers Hardi (Konkani- हरडी) (3641857568).jpg|FruitsHaritaki (Bengali- হরীতকী) (3496496138).jpg|Fruits </gallery> ==References== <references> <ref name="chemical composition">[http://www.motherherbs.com/terminalia-chebula-extract.html Chemical constituents]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31838 Morphology]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Terminalia+chebula Cultivation Details]</ref></references> ==External Links==* [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3631759/ The development of Terminalia chebula Retz. (Combretaceae) in clinical research]*[https://enharitaki.org/cultivation-of-haritaki-myrobalans-terminalia-chebula/ Learn How to grow Haritaki]* [http://www.wikipediapitchandikulam-herbarium.org/wikicontents/Terminalia_chebula "description-leaf.php?id=149 Terminalia chebula on pitchandikulam-herbarium.org]* [http://www.planetayurveda.com/library/haritaki-terminalia-chebula Terminalia chebula"on planet ayurveda]
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