HARIDRA

1. Botanical name : Curcuma longa Linn.
2. Family : Scitamineae
3. Tamil : Manjal
4. Hindi : Haldi
5. Malayalam : Manjal
6. English : Turmeric
7. Habit : Haridra is a perennial herb with bright yellow, tubular flowers and long, lance-shaped leaves.
8. Distribution : Found primarily in tropical and subtropical regions of South Asia, including India, Sri Lanka, and Southeast Asia, and widely cultivated in the Himalayas.
9. Useful part : Rhizome
10. Rasa Panchaka
    1. Rasa : Tikta, Ka?u
    1. Guna : Rük?a, Laghu
    1. Veerya : U??a
    1. Vipaka : Ka?u
11. Karma : Kapha-v?tahara, Lekhana, Vi?aghna, Varnya
12. Indications : Prameha, Ku?ta, Krimi, Kandü, Vra?a, Pandu. K?mal?
13. Dose : Powder 1-3 g

Fresh juice 10-20 ml

1. Formulations : Haridra Khanda, Vra?a ??dhana tailam, Ni?amalaki. Haridr?di dh?ma varti

WHOLE PLANT

RHIZOME