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Curcuma longa - Haridrā

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Scientific Profile
Scientific Name Curcuma longa Linn.
Family Name Zingiberaceae
Substance Origin Plant | Audbhida/udbhija
Vernacular Names
Assamese

Haladhi, Haldhi, Haladhi, Haldhi

Bengali

Halud

English

Turmeric

Gujarati

Haldar

Hindi

Haldi, Hardi

Kannada

Arishina

Malyalam

Manjal

Marathi

Halad

Oriya

Haladi

Punjabi

Haldar, Haldi

Sanskrit

Gauri, Haridra, Kanchani, Krimighna, Nisa, Rajani, Ratri

Tamil

Manjal

Telugu

Pasupu

Urdu

Haldi

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Etymology

Sanskrit Synonym Sanskrit (Diacritical) Reference Etymology (Sanskrit) English Meaning
हरिद्राHaridrāहरिं हरितं वर्णं हलीमकाख्यं द्राति अपसारयतीति, ‘द्रा कुत्सायां गतौ’ ।
काञ्चनीKāñcanīस्वर्णवर्ण ।
कृमिघ्नाKṛmighnāकृमिनाशिनी ।
निशाख्याNiśākhyāनिशारजनीत्यादिनामभिर्व्यवहृता ।
पिण्डहरिद्राPiṇḍaharidrāपिण्डरूपा हरिद्रा (न तु दारुरूपा), कैयदेवस्तस्मिन्नेवार्थे ‘पिण्डभद्रा’ ‘पिण्डा’ इति च पठति ।
पीतीPītīपीतवर्णकन्दा, पीतपुष्पा च ।
मङ्गल्याMaṅgalyāमाङ्गलिककृत्येषु प्रयोज्यमाना ।
मेहघ्नीMehaghnīप्रमेहरोगे विशेषेण प्रशस्ता । ‘मेहघातिनी’ इति निघण्टुशेषः ।
योषित्प्रियाYoṣitpriyāपिषित्प्रिया स्त्रीणां प्रिया, उद्वर्तनादिके प्रयोज्यत्वात् ।
रञ्जनीRañjanīरञ्जयति वस्त्रादीनिइ, वस्त्रादिरञ्जने प्रयुक्तेत्यर्थः ।
लोमशमूलिकाLomaśamūlikāलोमशं मूलमस्याः ।
वरवर्णिनीVaravarṇinīवरः श्रेष्ठो वर्णोऽस्याः ।
वर्णविलासिनीVarṇavilāsinīवर्णं विलासयति प्रसादयतीति ।
विषघ्नीViṣaghnīविषं हन्तीति ।
हट्टविलासिनीHaṭṭavilāsinīहट्टमापणं विलासयति शोभयतीति । ‘वैश्या’ कैयदेवनिघण्टु इत्यपि पण्यत्वमस्याः सूचयति ।
हलदीHaladīलौकिकी संज्ञा ।

Classifications

Name उपयोगी हिस्सा(हिन्दी) Part Used(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Root tuberमूलकन्दMūlakanda

Name गण(हिन्दी) Gana(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
मुस्तादिगणMustādigaṇaMustadigana
हरिद्रादिगणHaridrādigaṇaHaridradigana

Name महाकषाय (हिन्दी) Mahakashaya(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Kandughna Mahakashayaकण्डूघ्न महाकषायKaṇḍūghna mahākaṣāya
Lekhaniya Mahakashayaलेखनीय महाकषायLekhanīya mahākaṣāya
Shirovirechanopaga Mahakashayaशिरोविरेचनोपग महाकषायŚirovirecanopaga mahākaṣāya
Vishaghna Mahakashayaविषघ्न महाकषायViṣaghna mahākaṣāya

Name वर्ग(हिन्दी) Varga(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Abhayadivargaअभयादिवर्गAbhayādivarga
Guduchyadivargaगुडूच्यादिवर्गGuduchyadivarga
Haritakyadivargaहरीतक्यादिवर्गHarītakyādivarga
Oshadhivargaओषधिवर्गOṣadhivarga
Pippalyadivargaपिप्पल्यादिवर्गPippalyādivarga

Name स्कंध(हिन्दी) skandha(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Tiktaskandhaतिक्तस्कन्धTiktaskandha

Properties

Name रस (हिन्दी) Rasa (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Author (Ref. Book) Publisher (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu/Ushana कटु/उषण Kaṭu/Uṣaṇa
Tikta तिक्त Tikta

Name गुण(हिन्दी) Guna(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Laghu/ AguruलघुLaghu
Rukshaरुक्षRukṣa

Name विर्य (हिन्दी) Virya (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Ushna Virya उष्ण वीर्य Uṣṇa vīrya

Name विपाक (हिन्दी) Vipaka(Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Katu vipaka Kaṭu vipākaकटु विपाक

Name कर्म (हिन्दी) Karma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Anulomanaअनुलोमनanulomana
Hikkanigrahanaहिक्कानिग्रहणhikkānigrahaṇa
Krrimighna/ Krimihara/ Jamtughna/ Jantuhara/ Jamtunashaka/ Jantunashana/ Jivanu Nashakaकृमिघ्न/ क्रिमिहर/ जंतुघ्न/ जन्तुहर/ जंतुनाशक/ जन्तुनाशन/ जीवाणु नाशकkṛmighna/ krimihara/ jaṃtughna/ jantuhara/ jaṃtunā
Kushthaghna/ Kushthaharaकुष्ठघ्न/ कुष्ठहरkuṣṭhaghna/ kuṣṭhahara
Lekhanaलेखनlekhana
Mutrasangrahaniyaमूत्रसङ्ग्रहणीयmūtrasaṅgrahaṇīya
Mutravirajaniyaमूत्रविरजनीयmūtravirajanīya
Raktaprasadakaरक्तप्रसादकraktaprasādaka
Ruchya/ Arochakahara/ Rochaka/ Ruchikara/ Ruchikrita/ Ruchipradaरुच्य/ अरोचकहर/ रोचक/रुचिकर/ रुचिकृत/ रूचिप्रदrucya/ arocakahara/ rocaka/ rucikara/ rucikṛta/ rū
Shothahara/ Shophaghna/ Shothaghna/ Shvayathuharaशोथहर/ शोफघ्न/शोथघ्न/ श्वयथुहरśothahara/ śophaghna/śothaghna/ śvayathuhara
Varnya/ Varnaprasadaka/ Varnakritaवर्ण्य/ वर्णप्रसादक/ वर्णकृतvarṇya/ varṇaprasādaka/ varṇakṛta
Vedanasthapanaवेदनास्थापनvedanāsthāpana
Vishaghna/ Vishanashanaविषघ्न/ विषनाशनviṣaghna/ viṣanāśana
Vranaropanaव्रणरोपणvraṇaropaṇa
Vranashodhana/ Dushtavranashodhakaव्रणशोधन/ दुष्टव्रणशोधकvraṇaśodhana/ duṣṭavraṇaśodhaka
Amadoshahara/ Amanashana/ Amapachana/ Amadoshanashakaआमदोषहर/ आमनाशन/ आमपाचन/ आमदोषनाशकāmadoṣahara/ āmanāśana/ āmapācana/ āmadoṣanāśaka
Jvaraharaज्वरहरjvarahara
Stanyashodhanaस्तन्यशोधनstanyaśodhana

Name दोषकर्म (हिन्दी) Doshakarma (Diacritical) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
KaphaVatahara/KaphaVatashamana/ KaphaVstasaṃshamanaकफवातहर/ कफवातशमन/ कफवातसंशमनKaphaVātahara/KaphaVātaśamana/ KaphaVātasaṃśamana

Usage

Name Dosage(Form) Dosage(Reference) Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
AshvagandhadyarishtaArishtaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 1:6
DashamularishtaArishtaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 1:18
DevadarvarishtaArishtaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 1:19
Bhringaraja TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:42
Chandanadi TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:14
Jatyadi TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:17
Prameha Mihira TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 8:31
Dashamula TailaTailaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part II, 8:6
Kumaryasava (A)AsavaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 1:12
PippalyadyasavaAsavaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 1:22
Kalyanaka GhritaGhritaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 6:7
Kasisadi GhritaGhritaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 6:8
Phala GhritaGhritaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 6:30
Triphala GhritaGhritaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 6:14
Chandanadi ChurnaChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 7:9
Nimbadi ChurnaChurnaAyurvedic Formulary of India (AFI), Part I, 7:20

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Arśa
hikkā (hidhmā)
kandu
kustha
Svasa
jalodaraḥ
kamla
krimiroga
Raktavikāra
śītapittam
vibandha
raktāsrāvaḥ
daurbalyam
jirnajvara
pramehaḥ
stanyaduṣṭiḥ/kṣīradoṣaḥ
udardaḥ

Dose

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
Powder/ Churna- 1-3gm
Svarasa/ Juice-10-20ml

Pharmacopoeial Status

Name Title (Ref. Book) Reference Remarks
The Ayurvedic Pharmacopoeia of India,Part-I,Vol.-I, Pg. No.-45(Rhizome)