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| Latin Name |
English Names |
Sanskrit Names |
Hindi Name |
Terminalia chebula
Retz. (Combretaceae)
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Chebulic Myrobalan,
Ink Nut |
Haritaki,
Abhaya, Pathya |
Harad |
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| History |
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According to
Indian mythology, this plant originated from the drops of ambrosia
(Amrita) which fell on the earth when Indra was drinking it.
It is known in Ayurveda as an adaptogen and anti-ageing agent.
This plant was known to early Arabian writers and through them
to the Greek writer, Actuarius, who mentions five kinds.
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| Habitat |
Found throughout
the greater parts of India.
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| Morphology
Description (Habit) |
T.chebula
is a tree with a rounded crown and spreading branches. The bark is
dark-brown, often longitudinally cracked; the leaves are ovate or
elliptic with a pair of large glands at the top of the petiole; the
flowers are yellowish white, in terminal spikes; the drupes are ellipsoidal,
obovoid or ovoid, yellow to orange-brown and hard when ripe, becoming
5-ribbed on drying; the seeds are hard and pale yellow.
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| Principal
Constituents |
Chebulagic, chebulinic
acid and corilagin.
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| Indications |
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The fruits are credited
with laxative, stomachic, tonic and alterative properties. It is also
a known adaptogen and anti-stress, hepato-protective drug.
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| Product
Range |
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Abana (HeartCare),
Bonnisan, Geriforte (GeriCare / StressCare), Herbolax (LaxaCare),
Koflet lozenge (CoughCare lozenge), Menosan, Mentat (MindCare), Mentat
syrup, Pilex (VeinCare), AyurSlim,
Anxocare, Appetonic Vet, Digyton, Geriforte Aqua, Geriforte Vet, Immunol,
Liv.52 Protec, Haritaki, Chyavanaprasha.
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