Danta-mañjana Cūrṇa · दन्त-मञ्जन चूर्ण
daily tooth care; fresh breath.
Haritaki (Chebulic Myrobalan)
Harītakī हरीतकी
Terminalia chebula · Combretaceae
Common: Chebulic myrobalan · Harad
tree fruit ushna cultivated
Rasa-Panchaka — five-fold pharmacology
- Rasa
- kashaya · madhura · amla · katu · tikta— tastes at first contact
- Guna
- laghu · ruksha— qualities
- Virya
- ushna— potency (heating)
- Vipaka
- madhura— post-digestive effect
Dosha effect
V
Vata
↓pacifies
P
Pitta
↓pacifies
K
Kapha
↓pacifies
pacifies (↓) aggravates (↑) neutral (·)
Functions
anti-agingVayasthapanapurgative (mild)anti-microbial
Chebulic myrobalan. Triphala component. Used in face packs (Mukha-Saundaryakara, Sushruta Cikitsa 25.21), tooth powders, and as internal Rasayana.
Used in 17 recipes
Mukha-saundaryakara Lepa · मुख-सौन्दर्यकर लेप
general dullness; uneven complexion.
Triphalā Netra-Prakṣālana · त्रिफला नेत्र-प्रक्षालन
eye strain; computer-eye.
Triphalā Rasāyana · त्रिफला रसायन
daily Rasayana; anti-aging.
Dāruṇaka Lepa · दारुणक लेप
Darunaka (dandruff); scalp itch.
Triphalādi Mukha Lepa · त्रिफलादि मुख लेप
uneven complexion; dullness.
Triphalādi Rūkṣa Udvartana · त्रिफलादि रूक्ष उद्वर्तन
weight reduction; cellulite.
Tridoṣa-hara Udvartana · त्रिदोषहर उद्वर्तन
daily soap replacement; skin brightening.
Kola-kulathādi Cūrṇa · कोल-कुलथादि चूर्ण
weight reduction; obesity.
Mahānīla Ghṛta · महानील घृत
severe Kushtha — incurable form; Shvitra (leucoderma).
Mahātikta Ghṛta · महातिक्त घृत
Kushtha (all skin disease forms); chronic fevers.
Nīla Ghṛta · नील घृत
severe Kushtha; Shvitra (leucoderma) — repigmentation.
Palita-hara Taila · पलितहर तैल
premature greying; Palita (hair-greying reversal).
Tikta Sarpis · तिक्त सर्पिस्
mild Kushtha; chronic fever.
Keśa-prakṣālana Cūrṇa · केश-प्रक्षालन चूर्ण
daily hair washing; anti-dandruff.
Vajraka Taila · वज्रक तैल
Kushtha; malignant ulcers.
Vibhītaka Taila (Palita-hara) · विभीतक तैल
obstinate premature greying; hair-thickening.