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Terminalia bellerica roxb - Bibhitaki

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Akshah, Bahuvirya, Terminalia bellerica, Bibhitaki


Bibhitaki is growing widely throughout the Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka and SE Asia. In the Traditional system of medicine like Ayurveda, Siddhaand Unani, medicinaluses have been described as it is works in disease of every system. Glucoside, Tannins, Galliacid, Ellagicacid, Ethylgalate, Gallylglucose,Chebulanic acid are mainly believed to be responsible for its wide therapeutic actions. It isused as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiarrheal, anticancer, antidiabetic, antihypertensive and hepatoprotective agent.

Common name

  • English - Belleric myrobalan
  • Kannada - ಶಾಂತಿ ಕಾಯಿ
  • Hindi - Baheda

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