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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
U.S. Department of Agriculture

 Terminalia chebula (Combretaceae)

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Common name(s)
Ho Li Le; Abhaya; Mirobalan; Myrobalan; Indian Myrobalan

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Uses Country/Region Reference
Aperient Iran Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Asthma India *
Astringent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Astringent Turkey Steinmetz, E.F. 1957. codex Vegetabilis. Published by the author, Amsterdam.
Astringent China Keys, J.D. 1976. Chinese Herbs. Charles E. Tuttle Co., Tokyo.
Bronchitis India(Santal) *
Burn India *
Cancer(Esophagus) Japan Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Candida India *
Cardiotonic Nepal *
Cardiotonic Nepal Singh, M.P., et al. 1979. Medicinal plants of Nepal - Retrospects and prospects. Economic Botany 33(2): 185-198.
Carminative China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Carminative China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Collyrium India *
Conjunctivitis India *
Cough India(Santal) *
Cough China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Cough China ANON. 1974. A barefoot doctor's manual. DHEW Publication No. (NIH): 75-695.
Demulcent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
Deobstruent China Shih-chen, Li. 1973. Chinese medinal herbs. Georgetown Press, San Francisco.
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*Unless otherwise noted all references are to Duke, James A. 1992. Handbook of phytochemical constituents of GRAS herbs and other economic plants. Boca Raton, FL. CRC Press.