Terminalia Belerica and Extract:General Information,Phytochemicals,History,Remedies and Uses Guide.
Article Content:
- .Basic Botanical Info of Terminalia Belerica.
- .Terminalia Belerica General Information.
- .Phytochemicals and Constituents.
- .History of Terminalia Belerica.
- .Modern Medical research.
- .Remedies and Uses Guide.
- .Research Update:Terminalia Belerica.
Terminalia Belerica General Information.
Terminalia bellirica is a handsome tree, with characteristic bark and obscurely 5-angled fruits.
For thousands of years Asians alike have used Terminalia Belerica for its tonic effects. Terminalia Belerica is a large decidious tree that is widely known for its unique laxative and astringent qualities, so that as it purges the bowels it also tones the tissues of the digestive tract. It is an ingredient in Triphala and has rejuvenating, cardio-protective, antacid, antioxidant, and antibacterial properties.
Habitat: This herb, which is an important Ayurvedic herb, is a tree found throughout the Indian forests and plains.It is a large deciduous tree. Leaves are alternate, broadly elliptic or elliptic-obovate, puberulous when young but glabrous on maturity and the nerves are prominent on both surfaces. Flowers are in axillary, spender spikes longer than the petioles but shorter than the leaves. Calyx lobes are pubescent outside. The fruits are green and inflated when young and yellowish and shrink (nearly seen as ribbed) when mature. The nut is stony.
Morphology Description (Habit): A tall tree, with characteristic bark. The stems are straight, frequently buttressed when large; the leaves, broadly elliptic, clustered towards the ends of branches; the flowers are solitary, simple, axillary spikes; the fruits, are globular and obscurely 5-angled.
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1.Terminalia Belerica and Extract:General Information,Phytochemicals,History,Remedies and Uses Guide.




