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Sunday, April 21, 2013

Aralu/Terminalia chebula




























Botanical name:-Terminalia chebula
Family name:-COMBRETACEAE
English name:-Gall-nut/Ink-nut / Chebulic myrobalan
Sinhala name:-Aralu
Tamil name:-Kadukkay 

Grows in:- Sri Lanka,India,
southern AsiaNepal , southwestern China (Yunnan),  Malaysia and Vietnam.

Edibal parts:Non 
Status:-Native

Ayurvedic usage:-

Treatment for:- Dropsy, Sores, Chronic dysentery, Worm infestation, Swellings, Haemorrhoid, Jaundice, Colds, Coughs, Catarrh, Anorexia, Flatulence, Abdominal discomfort, Eczemas,Dental caries, Bleeding guns, Fever, Eye diseases, Piles, 
Parts used to make medicine:-fruit 
Propagation:-Seeds