| Botanical Name (Latin):
Terminalia chebula Retz.
Sanskrit
Name:
Haritaki
Common Name (English):
Chebulic Myrobalan
Type of
Herb: Ayurvedic
Effect on the
Doshas:
Vata: - Pitta: -
Kapha: -
Rasa (Taste): all tastes but salty
The six flavors are:
Madhura
(sweet) Amla (sour)
Lavana (salty)
Katu
(pungent) Tikta
(bitter) Kasaya (astringent)
Virya
(Energy): ushna
The two energies are:
Shita (cold)
Ushna (hot)
Vipak
(Post-Digestive Action):
madhura
Guna
(Qualities):
snidgda, guru, sthira
The twenty gunas or qualities
of all substances are: Guru
(heavy) Manda
(dull) Shita
(cold) Ushna (hot)
Snigdha
(unctuous) Slaksna
(smooth) Sandra
(dense) Mridu
(soft) Sthira
(stable) Suksma
(subtle) Visada
(non-slimy) Laghu
(light) Tikshna
(sharp) Rooksha
(un-unctuous, dry) Khara
(rough) Drava
(liquid) Kathina
(hard) Sara
(unstable) Sthula
(gross) Piccila
(slimy)
Prabhava
(Special Potency):
mainly works on vata as a rasayana
Dhatu
Affinity (Tissues
Entered):
all 7 dhatus
The seven dhatus or tissues
are: Rasa (plasma, lymph), Rakta
(red blood cells), Mamsa
(muscle tissue), Meda (adipose
tissue), Ashti (bone tissue),
Majja (bone marrow, nervous
tissue
, connective tissue), Shukra
(male reproductive tissue), Artava
(female reproductive tissue)
Pharmacological
Action:
alterative, decongestant, laxative, anti-allergen, diuretic, analgesic (v), K = tridoshahar, soth hara, vran sodhana, dipana, pachana, anulomana, balya, mdehya, sonitasthapana, verisya, praja sthapana, cacu bal bardhaka, mutrula; purgative, astringent, alterative;
Indications
(Uses):
diabetes, cough, worms, edema, skin conditions, yeast infection, bronchitis, hepatitis, spleenomegaly, kidney stones, eczema, hemorrhoids, gulma, hiccough, detox the GI tract K = fevers, cough, asthma, urinary diseases, piles, worms, chronic diarrhea, dysentery, flatulence, vomiting, colic, enlarged spleen and liver. Infusion as gargle insore mouth and stomatitis, spongy and ulcerted gums.
Contraindications
(Cautions):
pregnancy, diarrhea
Constituents:
K= Fruits have about 30% astringent substance due to chebulinic acid; also tannic acid, gallic acid, resin, and purgative anthraquinone
Active
Substances: Chebulagic and chebulinic acid and corilagin
Plant Part
Used:
fruit
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A
bowel cleansing herb
A herb that
helps maintain regular bowel movements and ensures the comfort of
smooth evacuation.
The laxative
and tonic properties of Haritaki help in
¾
a gentle laxative
Terminalia
chebula is a tree with a rounded crown and spreading branches.
Its principle constituents contain chebulagic, chebulinic acid and
corilagin. Its fruits have laxative, stomachic, tonic and alterative
properties. It is also known as an adaptogen and hepatoprotective
drug.
The fruit is
astringent, tonic, purgative, carminative, alterative, stomachic,
febrifuge, antiasthmatic. It is used in hemorrhoids, ophthalmia, sore
throat, dental caries, bleeding and ulcerated gums, and diseases of
the spleen. Chebulin isolated from the dried fruits possesses
antispasmodic activity resembling that of papaverine. The fruit is
antiviral, coagulant and hypoglycemic.
It acts as a gentle laxative and
helps in smooth evacuation.
Source: http://www.thehimalayadrugco.com/haritaki.htm
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