Bibhitaki / Terminalia Bellerica

Botanical Name

Terminalia Bellerica

Family

Combretaceae

Sanskrit:

Aksaka, Bahira, Bhuta-Vasah, Bibhita, Bibhitaka, Karshapalah, Kushika, Vasanta, Vibhitaka, Vishaghna, Sanvarta, Karsaphala.

English

Belliric Myrobalan.

Hindi

Bahera, Bhairach, Vibhitaka, Veda, Behera.

Kannada

Behara, Tanrikai, Tnrikayi, Thaaremara, Santi

Malayalam

Tanni, Tannikka, Thani

Telugu

Bhutavasamu Tadi, Tandi, Tandra, Vibhitakamu, Thadi

Tamil

Akkam, Ambalatti, Kalitturumam, Tanni, Tanikkay

Marathi

Beheda, Bherda, Sagwan, Vavara, Yela, Yehelabehada

Distribution:

Available in india, hills of arunachal pradesh, western ghats of karnataka, tamil nadu.

Parts Used:

Fruit

Dose:

Churna 3-6 Grams

Chemical Constituents

Chebulagic acid, ellagic acid, ethyl ester, gallic acid, mannitol, rhamnose, bellericanin, oxalic acid, palmitic, oleic acid, linoleic acid

Ayurvedic Properties:

Quality (Guna)

Laghu, Ruksha

Taste (Rasa)

Kashay

Metabolism (Vipaka)

Madhur

Potency (Virya)

Ushna

Impact (Prabhava)

Chedana

Pharmacological Action:

  • Purgative properties of bibhitaki is helpful in easy bowel evacuation.
  • Antifungal properties of bibhitaki extracts are helpful in treating various skin disorders.
  • Antihistaminic property of bibhitaki is helpful in improving immunity system.
  • Antiasthmatic and broncho-dilatory properties are helpful in treating swasa roga or amoebicidal, antistress, endurance promoting activity.

Therapeutic Uses

  • Expectorant.
  • Anti-emetic.
  • Quenches thirst.
  • Digstive disorders.
  • Helps in control in hypertension.
  • Viral hepatitis.
  • Vitiligo.

Some of the common formulations

  • Abhrak bhasma
  • Arogyavardhini gutika
  • Asanabilvadi taila
  • Baladhatryadi taila
  • Brhanmanjisthadi kvath churna
  • Brihat guduchi taila
  • Chandraprabha vati
  • Dantyadyarishta
  • Dashmoolpanchakoladi kvath churna
  • Gorochanadi vati
  • Haridra khanda
  • Jivantyadi ghrita
  • Kalyanak ghrita
  • Kutajavaleha
  • Lohasava
  • Maha yogaraj guggulu
  • Panchtikta ghrita
  • Punarnavadi mandoor
  • Sarasvatarishta
  • Triphala guggulu
  • Vatari rasa
  • Vyosadi guggulu