Haridra
Botanical Name |
Curcuma Longa |
Family |
Zingiberaceae |
Sanskrit |
Bahula, Gandhapalashika, Gauri, Gharshani, Haladi, Haladika, Haridra, Hemaragini, Hridvilasini, Jakshmi,Mangalaprada, Mehaghni, Nisa, Nisha, Nishakhya, Nishavha, Nisi, Pita, Pavitra, Pinga, Pitaka, Rabhangavasa, Rajani, Ranjani, Shivashobhana, Shyma, Siva, Subhagavhaya, Tamasani, Uma, Vara, Varangi, Varavarnini |
English |
Turmeric |
Hindi |
Haldi, Rajni |
Kannada |
Arasina, Arishina, Haldi, Haladi, Arisina |
Malayalam |
Manjal, Manjellakua, Mannal, Marinalu, Marinnala, Paccamannal, Varattumannal, Kuva |
Telugu |
Haridra, Pampi, Pasupu |
Tamil |
Mancal, Manjal, Kappu Mancal, Karimancal, Aricanam, Kancani, Nici |
Marathi |
Halad |
Distribution
Cultivated allover india. Particularly in punjab, west bengal, maharashtra, karnataka, tamil nadu and kerala
Parts Used |
Root |
Dose |
Swaras 10-0 Ml, Churna 1-3 Gms |
Chemical Constituents
Curcuminoids, bisabolane derivatives, desmethoxycurcumin, bidesmethoxycurcumin, dihydrocurcumin,phytosterols, fatty acids, polysaccharides
Ayurvedic Properties
Quality (Guna) |
Ruksha, Laghu |
Taste (Rasa) |
Tikt, Katu |
Metabolism (Vipaka) |
Katu |
Potency (Virya) |
Ushna |
Impact (Prabhava) |
Kushtaghna |
Pharmacological Action
- Antibacterial, antiprotozoal, insecticidal, antifungal, property of turmeric helps to treat most of wounds and bacterial infections
- Antiinflammatory helps to relieve inflammation
- Antifertility, antiarthritic, antihistaminic, antihepatotoxic property helps to enhance metabolism
Therapeutic Uses
- Anti-leprotic
- Anti-inflammatory
- Relieves hiccups
- Digestive
- Diabetes
- Urticaria
Some of the common formulations
- Bhringaraj taila
- Chandraprabha vati
- Dashang lepa
- Devadarvarishta
- Erand paka
- Haridra khanda
- Irimedadi taila
- Kalyanak ghrita
- Kalyanavaleha
- Kasisadi ghrita
- Lakshadi taila
- Nimbadi churna
- Pippaladyasava
- Rajanyadi churna
- Rasnadi churna
- Saptavimsatika guggulu