Terminalia chebula | |
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Common name | Harde |
Botanical Name | Terminalia chebula Retz |
Vernacular name | English- Myrobalan Hindi- Harre Sanskrit- Vijaya, Siva, Abhaya Gujarati- Hirdo |
Family | Combretaceae |
Class | Magnoliopsida |
Parts of plant used | Fruit |
Chemical Constituents | Tannin, Antraquinone, Polyphenolic compounds |
Therapeutic uses | Used in Ayurveda as a purported antitussive, cardiotonic, homeostatic, diuretic, and laxative,high cholesterol and digestive disorders, including both diarrhea and constipation, and indigestion. They have also been used for HIV infection. |