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THE AYURVEDIC INGREDIENT GUIDE

Haritaki · Harad

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Dried haritaki fruit

Digestion & Regularity

Haritaki · Harad

Terminalia chebula

Harad is a classical Ayurvedic fruit used for digestive comfort and bowel regularity.

Medicinal & Wellness Uses

  • Digestive comfort: Traditionally used for appetite and digestion.
  • Bowel regularity: Used in Ayurvedic bowel-care preparations and as one of the three Triphala fruits.

Standalone Use vs. Formulated Use

Using the Herb Alone

Fruit powder and concentrated extracts differ in strength. More powder is not automatically a better choice than following the complete product’s directions.

How Our Formulation Combines Ingredients

Haritaki joins Amla, Bibhitaki and spices in the granules. The capsule recipes use their own ingredient combinations and preparations.

Purpose in Our Products

Find in 3 preparationsDard Haran Capsule ↗

Each capsule containsAdded for digestive support
Harrar accompanies Sonth, Nirgundi and the other oral ingredients in the joint-care capsule.

Kabj Haran Granules ↗

Each 100 g contains (percentages w/w as printed)Added for bowel-care support
Haritaki joins Amla, Bibhitaki and the spices in the complete digestive granules.

Arshharan Capsules ↗

Each 500 mg capsule contains, as printed on the supplied panel.Added for digestive and bowel care
Badi Haritaki fruit extract joins the other ingredients in the oral capsule recipe.

Directions and care

Read the complete product label. Use under the guidance of a qualified physician. Keep out of reach of children.

Sources & photo creditState Medicinal Plants Board Kerala: Haritaki ↗Source reference ↗

Salil Kumar Mukherjee · CC BY-SA 4.0

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