Terminalia chebula Retz. var. typica

Abhaya
Section/Chapter Herb database/Abhaya
Botanical name(s) Terminalia chebula Retz. var. typica
Family Combretaceae
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Year of publication 2024
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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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