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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Terminalia chebula (Combretaceae)

Common Names
Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
1,2,3,4,6-PENTAGALLOYLGLUCOSE 0 Fruit ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
1,3,6-TRIGALLOYLGLUCOSE 0 Fruit ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
2,3(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 304.7 Lin,T.C.,et al.1990.Tannins and Related Compounds.CII.Structures of Terchebulin, an Ellagitannin Having a Novel Tetraphenylcarboxylic Acid (Terchebulic Acid) and Biogenetically Related Tannins from Terminalia chebula Retz. Chem Pharm Bull 38 11:3004-3008.
2,3-DI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf 13.8 Lin,T.C.,et al.1990.Tannins and Related Compounds.CII.Structures of Terchebulin, an Ellagitannin Having a Novel Tetraphenylcarboxylic Acid (Terchebulic Acid) and Biogenetically Related Tannins from Terminalia chebula Retz. Chem Pharm Bull 38 11:3004-3008.
2-ALPHA-HYDROXY-MICROMERIC-ACID 0 Leaf 106.2 Singh, C. 1990. 2-alpha-hydroxymicromeric acid, a Pentacylic Triterpene from Terminalia chebula. Phytochemistry, 29 7: 2348-2350.
3,6-DIGALLOYLGLUCOSE 0 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
9-(2-HYDROXY-ETHOXY-METHYL)-GUANIDINE 0 Plant Hozumi, T., Ooyama, H., Shiraki, K., Kurokawa, M., Nakano, M., Morohashi, M., Nanba, T. 1996. Geum Japonicum or Other Plant Extracts for Prevention of Herpes Virus Infection Recurrence. Patent-Japan Kokai Tokyo Koho-08,268,901: 8 pp.
ARABINOSE 0 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ARACHIDIC-ACID 0 Seed Oil Miglani, B. D., Chawla, A. S. 1974. Chemical Investigation of the Oil of Terminaliaa chebula. J. Inst. Chem. (Calcutta) 46: 189-.
ARGININE 14 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ARJUNGENIN 0 Fruit Lu, P. P., Liu, X. G., Li, X. C., Zhang, D. C., Yokoi, T. 1992. Triterpenes of Terminalia chebula Retz. Chih Wu Hsueh Pao 34 (2): 126-132.
ARJUNGENIN 0 Pericarp 230.0 Reddy, B. M., Rao, N. K., Ramesh, M., Appa Rao, A. V. N., Lin, L. J., Lin, L. Z., Cordell, G. A. 1994. Chemical Investigation of the Fruits of Terminalia chebula. Int. J. Pharmacog 32 (4):352-356.
ARJUNGLUCOSIDE I 0 Pericarp 300.0 Reddy, B. M., Rao, N. K., Ramesh, M., Appa Rao, A. V. N., Lin, L. J., Lin, L. Z., Cordell, G. A. 1994. Chemical Investigation of the Fruits of Terminalia chebula. Int. J. Pharmacog 32 (4):352-356.
ARJUNGLUCOSIDE I 0 Stem Bark Kundu, A. P., Mahato, S. B. 1993. Triterpenoids and their Glycosides from Terminalia chebula. Phytochemistry 32 4: 999-1002.
ARJUNOLIC-ACID 5 Fruit Lu, P. P., Liu, X. G., Li, X. C., Zhang, D. C., Yokoi, T. 1992. Triterpenes of Terminalia chebula Retz. Chih Wu Hsueh Pao 34 (2): 126-132.
ASCORBIC-ACID 112 Fruit 920.0 -0.23 List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
ASPARAGINE 2 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BEHENIC-ACID 1 Seed Oil Miglani, B. D., Chawla, A. S. 1974. Chemical Investigation of the Oil of Terminaliaa chebula. J. Inst. Chem. (Calcutta) 46: 189-.
BELLERICOSIDE 0 Stem Bark Kundu, A. P., Mahato, S. B. 1993. Triterpenoids and their Glycosides from Terminalia chebula. Phytochemistry 32 4: 999-1002.
BETA-GLUCOGALLIN 0 Fruit List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
11B-HSD-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 *
5-HT-Inhibitor 1 *
5-Lipoxygenase-Inhibitor 1 *
Abortifacient 1 *
Acaricide 1 *
ACE-Inhibitor 4 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 *
Acidulant 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Additive 2 Aloe Research Council - Duke writeup of non-peer reviewd book by Coats and draft by Henry
Adrenocorticotrophic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Aggregant 1 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Aldehyde-Oxidase-Inhibitor 2 *
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 8 *
Allelochemic 2 Lydon, J. & Duke, S., The potential of pesticides from plants, pp. 1-41 in Craker, L. & Simon, J., eds, Herbs, Spices & Medicinal Plants: Recent Advances in Botany, Horticulture, & Pharmacology, v. 4, Oryx Press, Phoenix, 1989, 267pp.
Allelopathic 2 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Allergenic 2 *
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 *
Analgesic 4 *
Androgenic 1 *