HARITIAKI (HARAD)

                                                 HARITAKI

                 a)  Latin name  -  Terminalia chbula

                                 Terminalia –Proceding from the extremity

                                 Chebula -    Retz

                  b)  Family  -  Combrataceae (caffer butterfly)

                  c) Gana  - Triphala, Amalakyadi, Parushakadi, Trivruttadi,                                      Prajasthapana, Jwaraghna, Kushthaghna,                                                Arshoghna.

                 d)  Names

                             Sanskrit- Shiva, Pathya, Avyatha, Abhaya, Chetena,                          Rohini, Putana, Amrua, Jeevpriya, Pranada.

                              Hindi- Harre, Harad

                              Marathi- Hirada

                              Bengali- Haritaki

                              Gujarathi- Harad

                              Tamil-   Kandakai

                               English- Myrobalan, Chebulic myrobalan

        e) Types – 7 types

                     "विजया रोहिणी चैव पूतना चामॄताभयाम्।

                          जीवन्ती चेतकी चेति पथ्यायाः सप्त जातयः॥  "

Vijaya	Vindhta	Lambagola
Rohini	All over	Rounded
Putana	Sindhu	Small, less fleshy
Amruta	Champaranya	Fleshy
Abhaya	Champadesh	Used in netra roga and Having 5 lines on fruit
Jivanti	Saurashtra	Yellow colour
Chetaki	Himalaya	Three lines on fruit

        f) Parts used ­-  Fruits

        g) Ayurvedic Properties –

                "कषायं दीपनं चाम्लं चक्षुष्यं चाभयाफलम्॥"    सु. सु.४६

                        "हरितकी पंचरसा अलवणा तुवरा परम्।

                         रुक्षोष्णा दीपनी मेध्या स्वादुपाका रसायनी॥

                         चक्षुष्या लघुरायुष्या बॄंहणी चानुलोमनी। "   भा. प्र.

                        Rasa – Madhur, Amla, Katu, Tikta, Kashaya

                                 Kashaya rasa prominent

                        Guna – Laghu, Ruksha.

                        Veerya – Ushna

                        Vipaka – Madhur

                        Prabhav – Tridoshahara

        g) Doshaghnata – Tridoshaghna

        h) Rogaghnata -  Netravikara, Drushtimandya, Mulvyadhi, Shoola,   Anaha, Gulma, Vibhanda, Udara, Grahani,  Shwasa,  Shukrameha, Shwetpradara, Mutrakrucch  Murtaghata, Ashmari, Jwara.

        i)  Karma – Dahashamana, Chakshushya, Rasayana, Krumighna,              Vedanasthapana, Vranashodhana, Vranaropana, Medhya,                         Balya, Dipana, Pachana, Yakruta-uttejaka.

        j) Dosage - Shodhana purpose -3 to 6 gms

                       rasayana purpose – 1 gms

                       Balaharitaki – 1 to 3 gms

        k) kalpas – Abhayadi Modaka, Abhayarishta, Pathyadi vati,     Pathyadi kadha, Vyaghriharitaki, Agastiharitaki, Gandharvaharitaki,                           Haridra khanda.

        l) Strotogamitwa -  Rasavaha, Majjavaha, Raktavaha, Medovaha.

        m) Chemical composition-

           Phenolic acid, terpenoids, tannins, luminol-which is an                            antioxidant, vaniline, l-ascorbic acid, poly-l lycine                     hydrobromide,cupric sulphate, analogs of vitamin E,                              vitamin E- fat soluble antioxidant, Vitamin E- water soluble               antioxidant, l- glutamine which prevent cataract, gallic acid.                 

·         luminol-which is an antioxidant.

·         lycine, glutamine and vaniline are essential amino acids.

·         Gallic acid acts as hypoglycemic, hypolipidemic, anti-fungal, antioxidant. It is helpful in albuminourea and showed regeneration of beta cells of pancreas. Gallic acid restores total protein, albumin, and total body mass of diabetic patient to near normal.