chebulic myrobalan

Names

Common Names

• Myrobalan
• black myrobalan
• chebulic myrobalan
• King of Medicine

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Myrobalanus gangetica
• Myrobalanus chebula
• Buceras chebula
• Terminalia chebula var. gangetica
• Myrobalanifera citrina
• Terminalia bengalensis
• Terminalia aruta
• Myrobalanus tomentella
• Terminalia acuta
• Terminalia gangetica
• Terminalia glandulipetiolata
• Terminalia rotata
• Terminalia reticulata
• Terminalia tomentella
• Terminalia chebula var. tomentella

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, specifically classified within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. It is further categorized under the order Myrtales and the family Combretaceae. Within these groups, it is identified by the genus Terminalia.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a broad geographical distribution spanning several distinct regions across Asia and Africa. In the Indian Subcontinent, it is notably found within the area of Assam. Its presence extends into Eastern Asia, where it can be located in Taiwan. The species is also widely distributed throughout China, specifically across the South-Central and Southeast regions. Additionally, it grows in West-Central Tropical Africa, particularly within the DR Congo.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Terminalia chebula has 126 reported phytochemicals identified across 53 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include ellagic acid, Chebulagic acid, Gallic acid, Chebulinic acid, Tannins.

ellagic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. Journal of chromatographic science
4. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
5. Journal of AOAC International

Chebulagic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. Journal of chromatographic science
4. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
5. BioFactors (Oxford, England)

Gallic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. Journal of chromatographic science
4. Journal of AOAC International
5. Natural product research

Chebulinic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. Journal of chromatographic science
4. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
5. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Tannins

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition
4. Journal of traditional Chinese medicine = Chung i tsa chih ying wen pan
5. Georgian medical news

Flavonoids

1. Plant foods for human nutrition (Dordrecht, Netherlands)
2. Journal of ethnopharmacology
3. Georgian medical news
4. Microbial pathogenesis
5. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)

Chebulic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. Planta medica
4. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
5. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

Corilagin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of chromatographic science
3. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
4. Fitoterapia
5. Natural product research

polyphenols

1. Natural product research
2. Teratogenesis, carcinogenesis, and mutagenesis
3. Pharmacognosy research
4. Georgian medical news
5. Microbial pathogenesis

METHYL GALLATE

1. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
2. Antibiotics (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Microorganisms

Activities

Terminalia chebula has 422 reported activities identified across 53 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Antibacterial, Anthelmintic, Antihistaminic, Antimicrobial.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Terminalia chebula has 68 reported medicinal uses identified across 53 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include allergic rhinitis, cancer, dental caries, inflammation, Klebsiella pneumoniae.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations