Harra medicinal seeds ( Terminalia chebula )

Harra seeds (Terminalia chebula) Category - Herbal seeds Shape:- oval Size:- 6-7cm Color: -Brown Usage: –Germination (not for oil extraction) Age: -Fresh(less than a year, good for germination) Origin: – India Packing: -10,20,25,50 (P/P, Jute bags) Availability: – Throughout the year

Details : Common name: Chebulic Myrobalan Hindi Name : Harra Botanical name: Terminalia chebula Family:Fabaceae It is a deciduous tree growing to 30-metre (98 ft) tall, with a trunk up to 1-metre (3 ft 3 in) in diameter.

The leaves are alternate to subopposite in arrangement, oval, 7–8-centimetre (2.8–3.1 in) long and 4.5–10-centimetre (1.8–3.9 in) broad with a 1–3-centimetre (0.39–1.2 in) petiole. The fruit is drupe-like, 2–4.5-centimetre (0.79–1.8 in) long and 1.2–2.5-centimetre (0.47–0.98 in) broad, blackish, with five longitudinal ridges.

Uses: This tree yields smallish, ribbed and nut-like fruits which are picked when still green and then pickled, boiled with a little added sugar in their own syrup or used in preserves; this preserve is called ‘Hareer Ka Murabba in Urdu language. The seed of the fruit, which has an elliptical shape, is an abrasive seed enveloped by a fleshy and firm pulp.

It is regarded as a universal panacea in the Ayur-Vedic Medicine and in the Traditional Tibetan medicine. It is reputed to cure blindness and it is believed to inhibit the growth of malignant tumours. The dry nut’s peel is used to cure cold-related nagging coughs. The bark/peel of the nut is placed in the cheek.

Although the material does not dissolve, the resulting saliva, bitter in taste, is believed to have medicinal qualities to cure cold related coughs. Its fruit has digestive, anti-inflammatory, anthelmintic, cardiotonic, aphrodisiac and restorative properties and is additionally beneficial in flatulence, constipation, piles, cough and colds.

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