Terminalia chebula Haritaki Harad Himaj

Plant Profile

Botany

Binomial nomenclature

Terminalia chebula

Scientific Name and Description

Terminalia chebula RETZ. & WILLD.

Herb Family

Combretaceae

Plant type

Tree

Plant Synonyms

Terminalia reticulata ROTH.
Buceras chebula (Retz.) Lyons
Combretum argyrophyllum K.Schum.
Myrobalanus chebula (Retz.) Gaertn.
Myrobalanus gangetica (Roxb.) Kostel.
Myrobalanus tomentella Kuntze
Terminalia acutae Walp.
Terminalia argyrophylla King & Prain
Terminalia gangetica Roxb.
Terminalia glandulipetiolata De Wild.
Terminalia parviflora Thwaites
Terminalia reticulata Roth
Terminalia tomentella Kurz
Terminalia zeylanica Van Heurck & Müll. Arg.

Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular

Common Names	Haritaki, Terminalia chebula, black, chebulic myrobalan
English	black or chebulic myrobalan, myrobalans
Hindi	haira, halda, har, hara, harad, harada, harar, harara, harash, harb, harhar, harir, harra, harrar, pile-har,Harad
Kannada	alalai, alalaykoy, alalc-kayi, alale, alale kaayi, alale pathya, alalee, alalekaayi, alalekayi, alate, alegara, alli, anale, anila, anile, aralaikai, arale, arale kaayi, aralekai, aralekaye, arali, arili, arlikaya, halada, halda, halle, harada, harade, haraekayi, hareethaki, haritaki, harithakee, harra, heerda, herdekayi, kaduka, karakkayi, karekayi
Malayalam	divy, divya, kadukai, kadukka, kadukkai, katuikka, katukka, katukkaya, kayastha, kodakka, kodorka, putanam
Marathi	habra, hardi, hirada, hirda,Harad
Sanskrit	abhaya, amogha, amritha, amruta, avyatha, balya, bhishagvara, bhishak-priya, bhishakpriya, chetaki, chetamaki, devi, divya, girija, haimavati, haimayathi, haritaka, haritakee, haritaki, himaja, jaya, jivanika, jivanthi, jivanti, jivapriya, jivya, karkatasringi, kayastha, nandini, pachani, panjarasa, pathya, pramatha, pranada, prapathya, putana, rasayanaphala, reshaki, rohini, rudrapriya, shaka, shakrasrishta, shiva, shreyasi, siva, suddha, sudha, sudhodbhava, triphala, vanatikta, vayastha, vijaya
Tamil	aivi, aiyam, aiyavi. aiyavikkay, akani, akkarattan, akkotakakkay, akkotakam, akkotam,alantam, aliyan, amagola, amalai, amalaikkay, amalan, amaritam,amirtacancivini, amirtacitti, amirtakkatukkay, amirtakkay, amirtapalai, ammai, amokai, amruta, amukam, amutai, amutakkay, amutam, amutavi, ankanakkay, ankanam, ankanam, antan, apaiyan, apanakkay, apanam, apaniyakkay, apaniyam, arabi, araitti, arakki, arantam, arapi, arapikakkay, arapikkatukkay, ari, arici, aridabi, aridadi, arikki, aritai, aritakikay, aritakikkay, arputacaya, ataippan, ataiyan, attan, aviyatam, avviyata, cantuvaritaki, catukam, caya, cayamiruta, cenkatukkay, cetaki, cetanika, ceya, cikatti, cikattira, cikattiramaram, ciminki, ciminkimaram, cinki ,cinturakkay, cinturam, ciraipaci, cirayasi, ciropattiyam, cirottakakkay, cirottam, cirrilai, cirrilaikkay , civa, civacatti, civakakkay, civakam, civam 1, civanamirtam, civaniti, civanti, civappiriyam, civappiriyamaram, ciyattuttam, ciyintakakkay, ciyintakam, ciyirutakkay, ciyirutam, cukkay, emavati, emavatikkay, haimavati, ikali 1, intukkatukkay, iracataki, iracatakikkay, irecaki, irecakikkay, irecakikkay, jeya, jivanika, jivanti, jivappiriya, jivya, juvanika, kadakai, kadakkai, kadookai, kadu, kaduk-kai, kaduk-kay, kaduk-kay-pinji, kadukai, kadukkaai, kadukkai, kadukkai poo, kadukkai-poo, kadukkay, kagodagasingi, karukkay, karukkaymaram, kattilai, kattilaimaram, katukar, katukkai, katukkai, katukkay, kayasta, kayastam, kulavittay, kuyamatukam, kuyamatukamaram, maiyakikam, maiyayicam, mattankay, maturpaki, mecam, mekakkay, mekam, nantiri, napakam, naraicaki, nattukkatukkay, neccati, necci, orocani, pacani, pancacaralavanam, pantitavay , pariyam , patiyam, pattiyam, pavalakkuntu, pinchu-kadukkai, piradamai, piranatatu, pirapalam, piratamai, piratanam, piratanattuvari, pirateci, piratecikkay, piratemam, pisakvara, pitavarnam, pranata, prapatya, punarpokam, puranam, purunamekam, putan, putana, reraki, rokini, rokippantitan, tatuvairi, tipini , tiripalati, tiriyan, tivviya, tivya, ukka, untaiyam, upavanakkay, upavanam,vanattukkutori, vanaturkki, vanturkki, vanturukki, varikkay, varitta, vatanacani, vayastta,vetan, vijayavetan,Kadukkai
Telugu	alsikaayi, haimavati, haritaki, harithakee, kaduka, kandookaar, kappatiga, karaika, karaka, karaka chettu, karakai, karakaia, karakailoo, karakamaddi, karakkaaya, karakkai-cettu, karakkaya, karitaki, karka, karuka, nalla karaka, nallakaraka, nellakaraka, recaki, resaki, shringitiga, sringitiga, sryngitiga, Karakkaya, Halela
Tibetan	a bar, a ru (ra), a ru ra, a-ru-ra
Urdu	bahera, haleela, halela (siyah,zard,kabuli), halila siyah, halila siyah biriyan, halila siyah biryan, halila siyah nim kofta, halila taza farba, halila zard, halila-i- zard, halila-i-siyah, harad, murraba-i-halila, poast - halila zard, poast halia zard, poast halila -i- zard, poast halila sard, poast halila zard, poast halila zard nim kofta, tirphala, triphala

Plants Medicinal Value

Medicinal Systems

Ayurved

Unani

Siddha

Homoeopathy

Tibetan

Folk

Sowa Rigpa

Pharmacological profile

Phytochemicals

Tannins

Ellagic acid

Flavonoids

Herb usable parts

Gall

Fruits

Whole plant

Ethanomedical Uses

Ethnopharmacology use

Terminalia chebula Retz. Harra Combretaceae Tree Bark, Fruit Triterpenes, Tannins, Flavonoids, Phenolic
Acids, Lignan

Terminalia chebula Retz. Combretaceae Kadukkai Tree Seeds Powder Cardiotonic and Anticholesterol

Terminalia chebula Retz

Habit -Tree

Parts used -Whole plant

Application -Headache; antibacterial; asthma; indigestion; breast cancer; cold; cough; contraceptive; fever; constipation; aphrodisiac; diarrhoea; gastrointestinal disorders; heart stimulant; acidity; vomiting

Treatment -General

References -Ayyanar 2013, Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010, Das et al. 2014