Another important Herb

Terminalia belerica

Family – Combretaceae

Vernacular names

English – Belaric myroblan

Hindi – Bibithaki

Vanga – Bayrah

Tamil – Kandricka

Sinhala – Bulu

You Can this tree in Sri Lanka and india

Appearance

Height 50-100 ft

Tough and black color bark

Leaves 2-6” in length                                                                                                                                                   

Small yellow flower

Grey color oval shaped fruit and it contain a seed

Parts used for medicine
Bark

Seeds

Pericarp (outer covering of fruit)

Storage

Choose ripe fruits and remove peel, dry and store in a suitable container

Chemical constituents

Gallic acid

Tannic acid

Glycosides

Topical effects

Reduce pain (pain killing ability)

Reduce swelling

Stop bleeding

For leucoderma

Systemic effects

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM

Used for

Sedation

Pains

Insomnia

GASTRO INTESTINAL TRACT

Stimulate appetite,

Effective for vomiting

Used to treat hemorrhoids

CARDIO VASCULAR SYSTEM

Stop internal and external bleeding

RESPIRATORY SYSTEM

Suppress cough

Effective for wheeze, bronchitis and swelling in respiratory system

URINARY SYSTEM

Purify urine

Seed core effective for urine crystals

REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

Increase the sexual ability

Preparations

Powders

Used to prepare various drugs (Decoction, oils etc..)