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Plant Terminalia bellirica (Combretaceae)

Common Names
Beleric Myrobalan; Bahera; Myrobalan Belleric; Myrobalan; Belleric
How this plant is used
Medicinal
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List of plant chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
3,6-DIGALLOYLGLUCOSE 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
7-HYDROXY-3',4'-(METHYLENEDIOXY)-FLAVAN 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Valsaraj, R., Pushpangadan, P., Smitt, U. W., Adeersen, A., Christensen, S. B., Sittie, A., Nyman, U., Nielsen, C., Oslen, C. E. 1997. New Anti-HIV-1, Antimalarial, and Antifungal Compounds from Terminalia bellerica. J. Nat. Prod. 60 7: 739-742.
ANOLIGAN-B 0 Pericarp not available not available not available Valsaraj, R., Pushpangadan, P., Smitt, U. W., Adeersen, A., Christensen, S. B., Sittie, A., Nyman, U., Nielsen, C., Oslen, C. E. 1997. New Anti-HIV-1, Antimalarial, and Antifungal Compounds from Terminalia bellerica. J. Nat. Prod. 60 7: 739-742.
ARJUNGENIN 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
ARJUNGLUCOSIDE I 0 Stem Bark not available 166.6 not available Nandy, A. K., Podder, G., Sahu, N. P., Mahato, S. B. 1989. Triterpenoids and Their Glucosides from Terminalia bellerica. Phytochemistry 28 10:2769-2772.
ASH 0 Leaf 49000.0 80000.0 -0.68 Duke, 1992 *
BELLERIC ACID 0 Stem Bark not available not available not available Duke, 1992 *
BELLERICAGENIN A 0 Stem Bark not available 15.0 not available Mahato, S. B., Nandy, A. K., Kundu, A. P. 1992. Pentacyclic Triterpenoid Sapogenols and Their Glycosides from Terminalia bellerica. Tetrahedron 48 12: 2488-2494.
BELLERICAGENIN B 0 Stem Bark not available 200.0 not available Mahato, S. B., Nandy, A. K., Kundu, A. P. 1992. Pentacyclic Triterpenoid Sapogenols and Their Glycosides from Terminalia bellerica. Tetrahedron 48 12: 2488-2494.
BELLERICANIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
BELLERICASIDE A 0 Stem Bark not available 200.0 not available Mahato, S. B., Nandy, A. K., Kundu, A. P. 1992. Pentacyclic Triterpenoid Sapogenols and Their Glycosides from Terminalia bellerica. Tetrahedron 48 12: 2488-2494.
BELLERICASIDE B 0 Stem Bark not available 150.0 not available Mahato, S. B., Nandy, A. K., Kundu, A. P. 1992. Pentacyclic Triterpenoid Sapogenols and Their Glycosides from Terminalia bellerica. Tetrahedron 48 12: 2488-2494.
BELLERICOSIDE 0 Stem Bark not available 100.0 not available Nandy, A. K., Podder, G., Sahu, N. P., Mahato, S. B. 1989. Triterpenoids and Their Glucosides from Terminalia bellerica. Phytochemistry 28 10:2769-2772.
BETA-GLUCOGALLIN 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
BETA-SITOSTEROL 47 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CALCIUM 28 Leaf not available 20800.0 0.16 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CARBOHYDRATES 0 Leaf not available 787000.0 1.39 CRC Handbook of Medicinal Herbs and/or CRC Handbook of Proximate Analyses
CHEBULIC-ACID 0 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CHEBULINIC-ACID 6 Fruit not available not available not available List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979.
CORILAGIN 13 Fruit not available not available not available 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
5-Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Abortifacient 1 Duke, 1992 *
Absorbent 1 Martindale's 29th
Acaricide 1 Duke, 1992 *
ACE-Inhibitor 3 Duke, 1992 *
Acetylcholinergic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Adrenocorticotrophic 1 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).
Aldose-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Allergenic 2 Martindale's 29th
Alpha-Reductase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Analgesic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Androgenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anemiagenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiogenic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Angiotensin-Receptor-Blocker 1 Duke, 1992 *
Anorexic 1 Martindale's 28th
Anthelmintic 2 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
Antiacne 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition