Vālā-Atibalā-Yaṣṭī-Rajanī Lepa · वाला-अतिबला-यष्टी-रजनी लेप
Vyanga (melasma); post-acne pigmentation.
Haridra (Turmeric)
Haridrā हरिद्रा
Curcuma longa · Zingiberaceae
Common: Turmeric · Haldi
herb rhizome ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- tikta · katu— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- katu— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
·neutral
P
Pitta
·neutral
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-inflammatory (curcumin)anti-microbialcomplexion (via reduced inflammation)
Turmeric rhizome. Curcumin is the active — anti-inflammatory, anti-microbial, modest tyrosinase inhibition.
For cosmetic use, prefer Kasturi haldi (Curcuma aromatica) — lower-curcumin variety that doesn’t stain skin yellow. Standard culinary turmeric (C. longa) at >1 % will leave yellow staining for 24+ hours.
Used in 8 recipes
Tridoṣa-hara Udvartana · त्रिदोषहर उद्वर्तन
daily soap replacement; skin brightening.
Lākṣādi Lepa · लाक्षादि लेप
post-acne marks; scarring.
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Nālpāmarādi Cūrṇa · नाल्पामरादि चूर्ण
pre-bath brightening; tanning reversal.
Nālpāmarādi Taila · नाल्पामरादि तैल
uneven skin tone; tanning.
Vajraka Taila · वज्रक तैल
Kushtha; malignant ulcers.
Vyaṅgahara Ghṛta · व्यङ्गहर घृत
Vyanga (melasma); Nilika (bluish pigmentation).
Safety flags
- Yellow staining at >1 % concentration