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Terminalia chebula Retz. (Family: Combretaceae) is one of the valuable medicinal plants commonly known as Chebulic myrobalan, Yellow myrobalan, Haritaki, or Harro. It is a medium sized deciduous tree that occurs in tropical and subtropical zones at 300 to 1980 m latitude. It is indigenous to South Asian countries including Nepal, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, the South-West part of China, and Vietnam. It is extensively used in different systems of medicine including Ayurveda, Unani, Amchi, Tibetan medicine, and Homeopathic medicine. The edible and healthy wild fruit of this plant is regarded as the “mother of medicines” in Ayurveda, and the “king or best of medicine” in Bhutan and Tibetan. This fruit has magical healing power due to the presence of highly potent phytochemicals like flavonoids, terpenoids, polyphenols, alkaloids, lignans, and anthocyanins. From time immemorial this fruit is traditionally used to cure many diseases and ailments. Fruits contain several bioactive compounds like ascorbic acid, caffeic acid, casuarinin, chebulagic acid, chebulic acid, chebulanin, chebumeinin A and B, corilagin, ellagic acid, ferulic acid, gallic acid, neochebulinic acid

Author

Prakash Poudel; Rashmi Thapa; Santosh Lamichhane; Hem Raj Paudel; Hari Prasad Devkota

Publisher

Elsevier Science & Technology

Published

2023

Language

EN

ISBN

9780323855914