Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Yellow myrobalan

Plant

Family

Combretaceae

English

Yellow myrobalan, Black chebulic, Black myrobalan, Chebulic myrabalan, Chebulic myrobalan, Gall nut, Haritaki, Hirda fruits, Indian, Ink nut, Inknut tree, Ink tree, Medicine terminalia, Myrobalan, Myrobalans fruits

Latin

Terminalia chebula Retz., Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn., Terminalia chebula Retzius, Myrobalanus chebula Gärtn.

Plantparts

Cortex, Flower, foliage, Fruit, Fruits, Matured Fruits, Unripe fruit, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Adstringent, Anti-diarrheic, antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, aperient, Asperient, Astrigent, Astringent, Bloody flux, cardiac, Cardiac tonic, Cardiac trophorestorative, Cardiotonic, Carminative, Carminativum, catharic, Cathartic, Clears gas, conjunctivitis, conjunctvitis, constipation, Costive, Costiveness, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Diuretic, Dyschezia, dysentery, Dyssynergic defaecation, eye infections, eye inflammation, Fart, Flatulence, flatulency, flatus, Gas, good for the heart, Heart restorative, heart tonic, Herbal tonic, inflamed eyes, inflammation of the eyes, intestinal gas, laxative, movements of the bowel, Ophthalmia, purgative, septic opthalmitis, Sore and inflamed eyes, Sore eyes, Tonic, wind

TCM - Traditional Chinese medicine

TCM MERIDIAN: Large Intestine, TCM MERIDIAN: Lung, TCM MERIDIAN: NA, Traditional Chinese medicine, Used in traditional Chinese medicin

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical use in China, Phytomedical use in Nepal, Used in Bangladesh

Ingredients

 alkaloid, Arabinose, Arachidic acid, arginine, ascorbic acid, asparagine, Behenic acid, benzoic acid, Beta-Sitosterol, Catechol, Daucosterol, Decanoic acid, Ellagic acid, fat, fixed oil, fructose, gallic acid, Gentiobiose, glucose, Heptadecane, Hexadecane, Icosane, Isoquercetin, Lauric acid, linoleic acid, Maltose, Melissic acid, Myristic acid, Octadecane, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, P-Coumaric acid, pectin, Pentadecane, phosphoric acid, Proline, Quercetin, Rhamnose, rutin, Sennosides A, Sennosides C, Shikimic acid, sorbitol, Stearic acid, succinic acid, Sucrose, sugar, Tannic acid, tannin, Tanning agents, Vanillic acid, water, Xylose

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6701

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