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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)
Black Myrobalan, Chebulic Myrobalan, Ink Nut, Myrobalan
How used
Medicinal

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# Activity Chemical Name Part Low PPM High PPM StdDev *Reference
0 1,2,3,4,6-PENTAGALLOYLGLUCOSE Fruit -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 1,3,6-TRIGALLOYLGLUCOSE Fruit -- -- -- ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
0 2,3(S)-HEXAHYDROXY-DIPHENOYL-D-GLUCOSE 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.
0 2,3-DI-O-GALLOYL-BETA-D-GLUCOSE 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.
0 2-ALPHA-HYDROXY-MICROMERIC-ACID Leaf -- 106.2 -- Singh, C. 1990. 2-alpha-hydroxymicromeric acid, a Pentacylic Triterpene from Terminalia chebula. Phytochemistry, 29 7: 2348-2350.
0 3,6-DIGALLOYLGLUCOSE Fruit -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 9-(2-HYDROXY-ETHOXY-METHYL)-GUANIDINE 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.
0 ARABINOSE Fruit -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 ARACHIDIC-ACID Seed Oil -- -- -- Miglani, B. D., Chawla, A. S. 1974. Chemical Investigation of the Oil of Terminaliaa chebula. J. Inst. Chem. (Calcutta) 46: 189-.
14 ARGININE Fruit -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
0 ARJUNGENIN 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.
0 ARJUNGENIN 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.
0 ARJUNGLUCOSIDE I Stem Bark -- -- -- Kundu, A. P., Mahato, S. B. 1993. Triterpenoids and their Glycosides from Terminalia chebula. Phytochemistry 32 4: 999-1002.
0 ARJUNGLUCOSIDE I 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.
5 ARJUNOLIC-ACID 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.
112 ASCORBIC-ACID 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.
2 ASPARAGINE Fruit -- -- -- List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
1 BEHENIC-ACID Seed Oil -- -- -- Miglani, B. D., Chawla, A. S. 1974. Chemical Investigation of the Oil of Terminaliaa chebula. J. Inst. Chem. (Calcutta) 46: 189-.
0 BELLERICOSIDE Stem Bark -- -- -- Kundu, A. P., Mahato, S. B. 1993. Triterpenoids and their Glycosides from Terminalia chebula. Phytochemistry 32 4: 999-1002.
0 BETA-GLUCOGALLIN 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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*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.