Open AccessTERMINALIA CHEBULA: SUCCESS FROM BOTANY TO ALLOPATHIC AND AYURVEDIC PHARMACY
Author(s) -
Varun Garg,
Bhupinder Kaur,
Sachin Kumar Singh,
Bimlesh Kumar
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
asian journal of pharmaceutical and clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2455-3891
pISSN - 0974-2441
DOI - 10.22159/ajpcr.2016.v9i5.13074
Subject(s) - terminalia chebula , combretaceae , traditional medicine , terminalia , herb , medicine , pharmacy , medicinal herbs , family medicine
Terminalia chebula (TC) is a unique herb having various therapeutic potentials as anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, anticancer, and digestant. It belongsto family Combretaceae. In the present review, an attempt has been made to decipher classification, chemical constituents, therapeutic uses, andpatents that have been reported for TC. Various pharmacological activities of TC that make it as potential medicine and its Ayurvedic formulationsare highlighted.Keywords: Terminalia chebula, Anti-oxidant, Anti-cancer, Ayurvedic formulations, Anti-oxidant.