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Terminalia bellirica

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throat and chest. As a constituent of the triphala (three fruits), i.e., emblic, beleric and chebulic myrobalans, it is employed in a great number of diseases, and the kernel is sometimes used as an external application to inflamed parts. On account of its medicinal properties the tree bears the Sanskrit synonym of Anila-ghnaka, or "wind-killing." According to the
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are found in India, one with nearly globular fruit, 1/2 to 3/4 inch in diameter, the other with ovate and much larger fruit. The pulp of the fruit (Beleric myrobalan) is considered by ayurvedic physicians to be astringent and laxative, and is prescribed with salt and long pepper in infections of the
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A description of the Fourth Amalaka Rasaayan, which includes bibhitaki as one of the fruits: "By this treatment, the sages regained youthfulness and attained disease-free life of many hundred years, and endowed with the strength of physique, intellect and senses, practiced penance with utmost
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This tree, in Sanskrit Bibhita and Bibhitaka (fearless), is avoided by the Hindus of Northern India, who will not sit in its shade, as it is supposed to be inhabited by demons. Two varieties of
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Dehkhoda, Ali Akbar, and Muḥammad Muʻīn. 1946. Loghat-nama (Dictionnaire encyclopédique). Téhéran: Université de Téhéran, Faculté des lettres, Institut Loghat-Nama: بلیله
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Mohibbeazam, M.; Waris, A.; Nahar, N. (2005). "Prospects and potential of fatty acid methyl esters of some non-traditional seed oils for use as biodiesel in India".
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book 10 hymn 34. A handful of nuts would be cast on a gaming board and the players would have to call whether an odd or even number of nuts had been thrown. In the
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Contains a detailed monograph on Terminalia belerica (Bibhitaki) as well as a discussion of health benefits and usage in clinical practice. Available online at
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D. C. Pal, S. K. Jain, "Notes on Lodha medicine in Midnapur District, West Bengal, India", Economic Botany, October–December 1989, Volume 43, Issue 4, pp 464-470
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requirements in the US (ASTM D 6751-02, ASTM PS 121-99), Germany (DIN V 51606) and European Union (EN 14214). The seeds are called
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are about 15 cm long and crowded toward the ends of the branches. It is considered a good fodder for cattle.
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The nuts of the tree are rounded but with five flatter sides. It seems that are used as dice in the epic poem
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Pharmacographia Indica. History of the Principal Drugs of Vegetable Origin, Met with in British India
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is a large deciduous tree in the Combretaceae family. It is common on the plains and lower hills in
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Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries - Monier Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary page 978
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Balilag), Persian بلیله (Balileh), Sanskrit: Vibhītaka बिभीतक, Aksha
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is a major trading centre of skinless baheda and entire fruits of
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Index

Beleric myrobalan
Bahera
Bihar

Conservation status
Least Concern
IUCN 3.1
Scientific classification
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Plantae
Tracheophytes
Angiosperms
Eudicots
Rosids
Myrtales
Combretaceae
Terminalia
Binomial name
Gaertn.
Roxb.
Middle Persian
South
Southeast Asia
avenue tree
basionym
William Roxburgh

leaves
fatty acid
methyl

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