| Introduction: |
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| Terminalia bellerica is one of the ingredients of Triphala, which is a compound rasayana preparation of three myrobalan fruits. Sanskrit name of Terminalia bellerica is Vibheekaki that means that the person who uses it on a regular basis would be healthy and free from disease. This tree is found in the Indian forests, Sri Lanka and many other parts of Asian countries. The traditional use of Terminalia bellerica has been done for eye & skin disease, immunity boost up, and bodily resistance against infectious disease. |
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| Major Chemical Constituents: |
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| Some of the major chemical constituents of Terminalia bellerica are triterpenoids, polyphenols and fixed oil. |
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| Pharmacological Actions |
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Anti-inflammatory activity:1,2
Combinations that include Terminalia belleric have been found to have anti-inflammatory effect in the treatment of rheumatic disease. |
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Anti-microbial activity:3,4,5,6
In one study, the antimicrobial activity of crude and methanol extract of Terminalia bellerica dry fruit was tested. The results indicated that T. bellerica dry fruit possesses potential broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity. Another study was conducted to see anti-Salmonella activity of Terminalia bellerica. Alcoholic and water extracts of T. bellerica showed significant anti-Salmonella activity. T. bellirica has demonstrated antimicrobial activity in vitro, including activity against methicillin-resistant S. aureus |
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| Herb Drug interactions: |
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| There are no known herb drug interactions. |
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| Safety: |
| No health hazards or side effects are known in conjunction with the proper administration of designated therapeutic dosages. |
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| Reference |
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Pandey VK, Sharma AK., Evaluation of Vatahari Guggul and Nadivaspa-sweda in the management of rheumatic disease. Rheumatism 1986; 22(1): 1 |
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Gosh D, Thejomoorthy P, Veluchamy G., Anti-inflammatory, anti-arthritic and analgesic activities of Triphala. Journal of Research in Ayurveda and Siddha 1989; 10 (3-4): 78 |
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Elizabeth KM, Antimicrobial activity of Terminalia bellerica. Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry, 2005, 20 (2) 150-153 |
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Madani A, and Jain SK., Anti-Salmonella activity of Terminalia Bellerica: In vitro and in vivo studies. Indian Journal of Experimetal Biology, December 2008; 46: 817-821 |
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Ahmad I, Mehmood Z, Mohammad F. Screening of some Indian medicinal plants for their antimicrobial properties. J Ethnopharmacol. 1998; 62: 183-193. |
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Aqil F, Kahn MS, Owais M, Ahmad I. Effect of certain bioactive plant extracts on clinical isolates of beta-lactamase producing methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus . J Basic Microbiol . 2005; 45:106-114. |
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