Talk:Haridra

Curcuma longa L.

Haridra

Section/Chapter	Herb database/Haridra
Botanical name(s)	Curcuma longa L.
Family	Zingiberaceae
Availability	Available
Contributors	--
Year of publication	2024
Publisher	Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre
DOI	Awaited

English name

Turmeric

Other Varieties / Botanical names

• Curcuma domestica Valeton
• Curcuma amada
• Curcuma aromatica
• Curcuma angustifolia
• Curcuma zedoria

Identification Characters

• Pita – Rhizome of Haridra is yellow and flowers are also yellow coloured.
• Kanchani – Haridra rhizome is yellow like that of Gold.
• Nishakhya – Turmeric is also known by names like Nisha, Rajani, etc., owing to its yellow-colored rhizome.
• Varavarnini – Haridra has an attractive bright yellow color.

Types

• Bhavaprakasha Nighantu1

1. Haridra ( Curcuma longa)
2. Amragandhi Haridra ( Curcuma amada)
3. Vana Haridra ( Curcuma aromatica)
4. Daru Haridra ( Berberis aristata)

• Dalhana

1. Pinda Haridra
2. Daru Haridra

Synonyms in Charak Samhita

Haridra

Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions

Herbs and their activities

Sr.no.	Reference in Charak Samhita	Activity
1	Sutra sthana 2/5	Sirovirechana (Errhine therapy)
2	Sutra sthana 3/3	Siddhatamachurnapradeha
3	Sutra sthana 4/9(3)	Lekhaniyamahakashaya
4	Sutra sthana 4/9(13)	Kushthaghnamahakashay
5	Sutra sthana 4/9(16)	Vishaghnamahakashay
6	Kalpa Sthana 7/16	Preparations of Trivrut

Ayurvedic pharmacological properties

Properties

Sr.no.	Pharmacological criteria	Properties
1	Taste (rasa)	Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu)
2	Potency (veerya)	Hot (ushna)
3	Post digestion effect (vipaka)	Pungent (katu)
4	Qualities (guna)	Rough (ruksha), Light (laghu)
5	Actions (karma)	Pacify kapha, vata and pitta. It also expels the pitta (pitta rechak)

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