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Turmeric
Turmeric
==Therapeutic Uses==
Pandu (Anaemia and diseases related to blood deficiency)), Prameha (Obstinate Urinary disorders including Diabetes mellitus), Vrana (Wound), Vishavikara (Poisons), Kushtha (Obstinate skin diseases), Tvakroga (Skin disorders), Shitapitta (Urticaria), Pinasa (Rhinorrhoea)
==Other Varieties / Botanical names==
==Other Varieties / Botanical names==
==Types==
==Types==
* Bhavaprakasha Nighantu1
* Bhavaprakasha Nighantu
# Haridra ( Curcuma longa)
# Haridra ( Curcuma longa)
# Amragandhi Haridra ( Curcuma amada)
# Amragandhi Haridra ( Curcuma amada)
Haridra
Haridra
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
==Additional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu==
Haridra, Kanchani, Pita, Nisha, Varavarnini, Krumighna, Haladi, Yoshitpriya, Hattavilasini
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Herbs and their activities
|+ Properties
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! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties
|-
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| 1 || Sutra sthana 2/5 || Sirovirechana (Errhine therapy)
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu)
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| 2 || Sutra sthana 3/3 || Siddhatamachurnapradeha
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Hot (ushna)
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|-
| 3 || Sutra sthana 4/9(3) || Lekhaniyamahakashaya
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
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| 4 || Sutra sthana 4/9(13) || Kushthaghnamahakashay
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Rough (ruksha), Light (laghu)
|-
|-
| 5 || Sutra sthana 4/9(16) || Vishaghnamahakashay
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify [[kapha]], [[vata]] and [[pitta]]. It also expels the [[pitta]] (pitta rechak)
|-
|-
|}
|}
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties ==
== Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions ==
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
|+ Properties
|+ Herbs and their activities
|-
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity
|-
|-
| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/5 || Sirovirechana (Errhine therapy)
|-
|-
| 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu)
| 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]3/3 || Siddhatamachurnapradeha(paste) for local application
|-
|-
| 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Hot (ushna)
| 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(3) || Lekhaniyamahakashaya(emaciating)
|-
|-
| 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu)
| 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]a 4/9(13) || Kushthaghnamahakashay (anti – dermatosis)
|-
|-
| 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Rough (ruksha), Light (laghu)
| 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(16) || Vishaghnamahakashay(anti- toxic)
|-
|-
| 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify [[kapha]], [[vata]] and [[pitta]]. It also expels the [[pitta]] (pitta rechak)
| 6 ||Cha.Sa.[[Kalpa Sthana]] 7/16 || Preparations of Trivrut
|-
|-
|}
|}
==Dose==
1-3 gm of the drug in powder form.
==Important Formulations==
* Haridra Khanda
== Current availability==
== Current availability==
Available
Available
*India-
Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Orissa, Karnataka, West Bengal, Gujarat, Meghalaya, Maharashtra and Assam.
*Out of India-
Asian countries (Pakistan, Malaysia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Philipines, Japan, Korea & China)
Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Peru, Madagascar, Australia, Africa, Taiwan, Haiti, Jamaica, Sri Lanka and West Indies
== Current researches ==
== Current researches ==