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# Swinna – When boiled acts as Sangrahi
 
# Swinna – When boiled acts as Sangrahi
 
# Bhrishta – When fried, acts as Tridosha shamaka
 
# Bhrishta – When fried, acts as Tridosha shamaka
# Sahabhojana – When taken with food,
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# Sahabhojana – When taken with food, Improves intellect, strength and functions of sense organs, Pacifies Tridosha
                    Improves intellect  
 
                    strength and functions of sense organs
 
                    Pacifies Tridosha
 
 
Evacuates faeces and acts as diuretic.
 
Evacuates faeces and acts as diuretic.
 
# Pashchat bhojana – When taken after food, Alleviates the diseases occurred because of improper food and also alleviates Tridosha.
 
# Pashchat bhojana – When taken after food, Alleviates the diseases occurred because of improper food and also alleviates Tridosha.

Revision as of 05:24, 15 January 2025

Terminalia chebula Retz. var. typica

Abhaya
Section/Chapter Herb database/Abhaya
Botanical name(s) Terminalia chebula Retz. var. typica
Family Combretaceae
Availability Available
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Year of publication 2024
Publisher Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI Awaited

English name

Chebulic myrobalan

Other Varieties / Other Botanical names

  • Buceras chebula (Retz.) Lyons
  • Combretum argyrophyllum K.Schum.
  • Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn.
  • Myrobalanus gangetica (Roxb.) Kostel.
  • Myrobalanus tomentella Kuntze
  • Terminalia acutae Walp.
  • Terminalia argyrophylla King & Prain
  • Terminalia gangetica Roxb.
  • Terminalia glandulipetiolata De Wild.
  • Terminalia parviflora Thwaites
  • Terminalia reticulata Roth
  • Terminalia tomentella Kurz
  • Terminalia zeylanica Van Heurck & Müll. Arg.

Identification Characters

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Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Haritaki, Pathya

Additional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu

Abhaya, Kayastha, Putana, Amruta, Haimavati, Avyatha, Chetaki, Shreyasi, Shiva, Vayastha, Vijaya, Jivanti, Rohini

Types

Bhvaprakasha Nighantu - 7

Sr.no. Types Characters Utility
1 Vijaya Oval All diseases
2 Rohini Round Wound healing
3 Putana Putana Small but with large seed For external application
4 Amruta Bulky For purification
5 Abhaya Five lines on it Eye diseases
6 Jivanti Yellow colored Useful in all diseases
7 Chetaki Three lines over it For preparing powder

Kaiyadeva Nighantu- 3

  1. Niraja
  2. Vanaja
  3. Parvatiya

Prashasta Haritaki (Qualities of Best Haritaki)

  • Nava – new
  • Snigdha – Unctuous
  • Ghana – Hard
  • Vritta – Round
  • Gurvi – With weight
  • Ambasi nimajjana – Sinks in water
  • Dwikarsha – Double the weight of Bibhitaki (22 gm)

Ritu Haritaki

Sr.no. Ritu (Season) Anupana
1 Varsha (Rainy season) Saindhava lavana (Rock salt)
2 Sharad (Autumn) Sharkara (Sugar)
3 Hemanta (Early winter) Shunthi (Ginger)
4 Shishira (Late winter) Kana (Long pepper)
5 Vasanta (Spring) Madhu (Honey)
6 Grishma (Summer) Guda (Jaggery)

Actions of Haritaki on Dosha with Anupana

Sr.no. Effect on Dosha Anupana
1 Kaphahara Saindhava lavana (Rock salt)
2 Pittahara Sharkara (Sugar)
3 Vatahara Ghrita (Ghee)
4 Tridoshahara Guda (Jaggery)

Contra indications of Haritaki

  • Adhwatikhinna – Tired of walking
  • Balavarjita – weak
  • Ruksha – who has dryness in body
  • Krisha – lean
  • Langhana karshita – Tired of observing fasting
  • Pittadhikya – Excessive aggravation of Pitta
  • Garbhavati – Pregnant
  • Vimukta raktata – One who underwent blood letting

Haritaki Prayoga in different forms

  1. Charvita – Chewed and swallowed increases Agni.
  2. Peshita (Powder) – When triturated, acts as Malashodhaka (purifies faeces)
  3. Swinna – When boiled acts as Sangrahi
  4. Bhrishta – When fried, acts as Tridosha shamaka
  5. Sahabhojana – When taken with food, Improves intellect, strength and functions of sense organs, Pacifies Tridosha

Evacuates faeces and acts as diuretic.

  1. Pashchat bhojana – When taken after food, Alleviates the diseases occurred because of improper food and also alleviates Tridosha.

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties
Sr.no. Pharmacological criteria Properties
1 Taste (rasa) Astringent (kashaya), Pungent (katu), Bitter (tikta), Sweet (madhura), Sour (amla)
2 Potency (veerya) Hot (ushna)
3 Post digestion effect (vipaka) Sweet (madhura)
4 Qualities (guna) Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha)
5 Actions (karma) Pacify vata, pitta and kapha
6 Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) Removes all the three dosha

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities
Sr.no. Reference in Charak Samhita Activity
1 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 1/82 Phalini (Virechana) (Therapeutic Purgation)
2 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 2/29 Vatanulominiyavagu
3 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(12) Arshoghnamahakashay
4 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(13) Kushthaghnamahakashay
5 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(24) Virechanopagmahakashay
6 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(30) Hikkanigrahanamahakashay
7 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(36) Kasaharamahakashaya
8 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(39) Jwaraharamahakashaya
9 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(49) Prajasthapanamahakashaya
10 Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(50) Vayasthapanmahakashaya
11 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/16 Vamanartha
12 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/16 Preparations of Trivrut
13 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/30 Preparations of Trivrut
14 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/46 Vyoshadi Modaka
15 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 7/50 Pathyadi Modaka
16 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 9/7 Tilvaka Yoga
17 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 11/7 Saptala Shankhini Yoga
18 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 12/15 Avaleha Yoga
19 Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 12/27 Modaka Yoga


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