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==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== | ||
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==Types== | ==Types== | ||
* Bhavaprakasha | * Bhavaprakasha Nighantu | ||
# Haridra ( Curcuma longa) | # Haridra ( Curcuma longa) | ||
# Amragandhi Haridra ( Curcuma amada) | # Amragandhi Haridra ( Curcuma amada) | ||
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Haridra | Haridra | ||
== | ==Additional Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu== | ||
Haridra, Kanchani, Pita, Nisha, Varavarnini, Krumighna, Haladi, Yoshitpriya, Hattavilasini | |||
== Ayurvedic pharmacological properties == | |||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+ Properties | ||
|- | |- | ||
! Sr.no. !! | ! Sr.no. !! Pharmacological criteria !! Properties | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 || | | 1 || Taste ([[rasa]]) || Bitter (tikta), Pungent (katu) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 2 || | | 2 || Potency ([[veerya]]) || Hot (ushna) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 3 || | | 3 || Post digestion effect ([[vipaka]]) || Pungent (katu) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 4 || | | 4 || Qualities ([[guna]])|| Rough (ruksha), Light (laghu) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 5 || | | 5 || Actions ([[karma]]) || Pacify [[kapha]], [[vata]] and [[pitta]]. It also expels the [[pitta]] (pitta rechak) | ||
|- | |- | ||
|} | |} | ||
== | == Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions == | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|+ | |+ Herbs and their activities | ||
|- | |||
! Sr.no. !! Reference in Charak Samhita !! Activity | |||
|- | |- | ||
| 1 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 2/5 || Sirovirechana (Errhine therapy) | |||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 2 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]3/3 || Siddhatamachurnapradeha(paste) for local application | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 3 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(3) || Lekhaniyamahakashaya(emaciating) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 4 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]]a 4/9(13) || Kushthaghnamahakashay (anti – dermatosis) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 5 ||Cha.Sa.[[Sutra Sthana]] 4/9(16) || Vishaghnamahakashay(anti- toxic) | ||
|- | |- | ||
| | | 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 == | ||