Dhanvantari Vatika / धन्वन्तरि वाटिका

Botanical Name :- Terminalia chebula

Common Name :- Harad

Family :- Combretaceae (Haritaki kul)

Habit :- Tree (60-80 ft. in height).

Properties:-

Property – Lightness, Dryness

Taste – Five tastes (except salt)

Potency – Heating

Metabolic Property – Sweet

Specific Property – Tridoshahar

*Stomachic *Intellect promoting *Rejuvenating

Part Used :- Fruit

Dosage :- 3-6gms.

Uses :-

1. In loss of appetite, indigestion – Haritaki taken regularly with Suthi promotes digestive powder.

2. As Rasayana – Two Haritaki fruits taken with jaggery, honey, Sunthi, Pippali and salt (according to season) provide happiness and longivity.

3. In Grahani rog (Sprue) – The bark of Haritaki tree taken with butter milk alleviated grahani roga.

4. Haritaki taken after meals checks excessive salivation.

5. In piles – Haritaki mixed with jaggery should be taken fol lowed by intake of buttermilk.

6. In Dandruff – Powder of Mango seeds and Haritaki is equal quantity are pounded with milk and applied.