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Common Names
Ink Nut; Myrobalan; Black Myrobalan; Chebulic Myrobalan
How this plant is used
Medicinal
| Chemical Name | Activity Count | Plant Part | Low Parts Per Million | High Parts Per Million | Standard Deviation | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SUCCINIC-ACID | 7 | 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. |
| SUCROSE | 14 | Fruit | not available | 10000.0 | -0.68 | Duke, 1992 * |
| SUGAR | 0 | Fruit | not available | 85000.0 | -0.70 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TANNIN | 35 | Fruit | 1090.0 | 355000.0 | 2.51 | Duke, 1992 * |
| TANNINS | 0 | Fruit | 20000.0 | 45000.0 | -0.40 | List, P.H. and Horhammer, L., Hager's Handbuch der Pharmazeutischen Praxis, Vols. 2-6, Springer-Verlag, Berlin, 1969-1979. |
| TERCHEBIN | 1 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Duke, 1992 * |
| TERCHEBULIN | 0 | Fruit | not available | 54.4 | not available | 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. |
| TERFLAVIN-A | 0 | Fruit | not available | 16.5 | not available | 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. |
| TERFLAVIN-B | 0 | Leaf | not available | 85.7 | 1.00 | 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. |
| TERFLAVIN-C | 0 | Leaf | not available | 25.7 | not available | 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. |
| TERFLAVIN-D | 0 | Leaf | not available | 18.0 | not available | 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. |
| TERMINOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | 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. |
| TRIACONTANOIC-ACID | 0 | Fruit | not available | not available | not available | Lu, P. P., Liu, X. J., Li, X. G., Wen, J. Q. 1991. Chemical Constituents of Fruits of Terminalia chebula Retz. Shanghai Yike Daxue Xuebao 18 (3): 233-235. |
| VANILLIC-ACID | 24 | Plant | not available | not available | not available | Kim, J. S., Lee, G. D., Kwon, J. H., Yoon, H. S. 1993. Indentification of Phenolic Antioxidative Components in Terminalia chebula Retz. Han'guk Nonghwa Hakhoe Chi 36 4: 239-243. |
| WATER | 0 | Fruit | not available | 100000.0 | -2.92 | ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes. |
| XYLOSE | 3 | 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. |
| Activity | Chemical Count | Reference |
|---|---|---|
| Astringent | 2 | Martindale's 29th |
| Atherogenic | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| ATPase-Inhibitor | 1 | Nigg, H.N. and Seigler, D.S., eds. 1992. Phytochemical Resources for Medicine and Agriculture. Plenum Press, New York. 445 pp. |
| Bacteristat | 2 | Lamikanra, A., Ogundaini, A.O., and Ogungbamila*, F.O. Antibacterial Constituents of Alchornea cordifolia Leaves. Phytotherapy Research 4(5): 198. |
| Beta-Adrenergic Receptor Blocker | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Beta-Glucuronidase-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Bradycardiac | 1 | Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp. |
| Bronchodilator | 1 | Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp. |
| Bruchifuge | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Bruchiphobe | 1 | Jacobson, M., Glossary of Plant-Derived Insect Deterrents, CRC Press, Inc., Boca Raton, FL, 213 p, 1990. |
| Calcium-Antagonist | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Calmodulin-Antagonist | 1 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| cAMP-Phosphodiesterase-Inhibitor | 2 | Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf). |
| Cancer-Preventive | 15 | Stitt, P. A. Why George Should Eat Broccoli. Dougherty Co, Milwaukee, WI, 1990, 399 pp. |
| Candida-SAP-Inhibitor | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Candidicide | 3 | Recently became Internat. J. Crude Drug Res. 28(1,2,3,4):1990, page 155. |
| Capillarigenic | 1 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Capillariprotective | 2 | Merck 11th Edition |
| Carcinogenic | 5 | Duke, 1992 * |
| Cardioprotective | 2 | Duke, 1992 * |