Ink Nut / Kadukkai / Dried Chebulie

Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Terminalia
Binomial name: Terminalia chebula

Haritaki is one of the three herbal fruits used to prepare the popular Ayurvedic formulation Triphala. This herbal plant is mostly found in India and southern Asia. The botanical name of haritaki is Terminalia Chebula. The other name of this herb is Inknut. The dried inknut is used in Indian traditional medicine and Ayurveda for many years.

It is bitter in taste, which is also available in powder or capsule form. Inknuts are rich in vitamin C and it has some medicinal properties like anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. Due to its wide health benefits, people use this inknut to treat sore throat, allergies, constipation, and indigestion. You can consume haritaki in all seasons with different compositions. 

Health Benefits

• Haritaki powder is a great benefit for diabetes patients. It helps to the secretion of insulin that results in lowering the blood sugar level.
• Inknut is a traditional remedy to improve digestion.
• Haritaki can also be used as a mouthwash, it helps to improve oral hygiene.
• Regular consumption of inknut powder will increase antioxidants that effectively fight against oxidative stress.
• In Ayurveda, inknut is used to treat respiratory problems.