Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Terminalia catappa
Scientific Name and Description
Terminalia catappa L.
Herb Family
Plant Synonyms
Plant Synonyms
Badamia commersonii Gaertn.
Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc.
Catappa domestica Rumph.
Juglans catappa (L.) Lour.
Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze
Myrobalanus terminalia Poir.
Terminalia badamia DC.
Terminalia intermedia Bertero ex Spreng.
Terminalia latifolia Blanco
Terminalia moluccana Lam.
Terminalia myrobalana Roth
Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha
Terminalia paraensis Mart.
Terminalia procera Roxb.
Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul.
Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Buceras catappa (L.) Hitchc.
Catappa domestica Rumph.
Juglans catappa (L.) Lour.
Myrobalanus catappa (L.) Kuntze
Myrobalanus terminalia Poir.
Terminalia badamia DC.
Terminalia intermedia Bertero ex Spreng.
Terminalia latifolia Blanco
Terminalia moluccana Lam.
Terminalia myrobalana Roth
Terminalia ovatifolia Noronha
Terminalia paraensis Mart.
Terminalia procera Roxb.
Terminalia rubrigemmis Tul.
Terminalia subcordata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.
Plant Names - Common - Regional - Vernacular
English | barbados almond, indian almond, indian barbados, wild almond |
Hindi | badam, badami, deshi-badam, hijli-badam, hindi-badam, hindibadam, jangli-badam, janglibadam, patee-badam, Native almond, wild almond |
Kannada | ada, baadaami, badami, badami-mara, badamu, deshee baadami, gaare kaayi, ingudi mara, kaadu baadaami, kadubadami, katubadamu, naadu baadaami, naadu badaami, nat-badami, natubadami, olagra, olegra, taree, thaapasaru, urubadami, uruvadami, valagra |
Malayalam | ada, adamaram, ata, badam, katappa, kotta-kuru, kottakkuru, natbadam, nattu-badam, nattubadam, natvadam, talitanna, talitenna, thallithenga |
Marathi | amenamchem, bangaali baadaam, bemgali, bengalibadam, desi-badam, hirani baadaam, hiranibadam, jangli baadaam, janglibadama, natbadam, Wild almond. |
Sanskrit | desabadama, deshabadamitte, grahadruma, inggudi, ingudi, kshudrabadama, kshudrabija, tailaphala, tapasataruvu, vatama, Kshudravatam, Grahadruma |
Tamil | amandi, amandi-maram, nat vadom, nattoo vadomchottay, nattu-vadam, nattu-vadam-kottai, nattuvadumai, natvadom, pinga, siruppinga, vadham, vadumai, vatha-kottai, vathakottai, vatumai, vatumai-k-kottai |
Telugu | baadaamu chettu, badam, badam chettu, badami, badamu, batham, ingudi, karakaaya, naatubaadaamu, nattu-badam-vittulu, natu badami, natubadamu, tapasataruvu, thaapasatharuvu, uadam vitthiloo, vadam, vadamvitelloo, vedam, Badamuchettu |
Odia | Desiyobadamo |
Urdu | Almond (Baadaam) |
Kannada | Taree |
Gujrati | Desi badam, Badamalil |
Tamil | Katapang Nattuvadumai; |
Bengali | Bangla badam; |
Nepali | Kaathe badaam |
Malayalam | Adamarram |
English | Tropical almond, Sea almond, Bengal almond |
Arabic | Bedam |
Persian | Badamehindi |
Common names | Indian almond, Malabar almond, sea almond, tropical almond,beach almond false kamani |
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Unani
Siddha
Folk
Herb usable parts
Leaves
Fruits
Gum
Ethnopharmacology use
Terminalia catappa L.
Habit -Tree
Parts used -Leaves, Fruit, gum
Application -Cough; dysentry; liver diseases; prevents cancer
Treatment -General
References -Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010, Suganthi and Libina 2015
Herbs Medicinal Activity
Herbs Medicinal Activity (औषधीय गुण)
Herbs Medical Indications
Herbs Medical Indications (चिकित्सीय संकेत)
References
Literature
Literature
Ayyanar and Ignacimuthu 2010,
Suganthi and Libina 2015
Flora of Madhya Pradesh Vol I Author - D.M.Verma, N.P.Balakrishnan, R.D.Dixit
Flora of Srikakulam District (Andhra Pradesh) Author - Rolla Seshagiri Rao, S.Hara Sriramulu
THE FLORA OF THE TAMILNADU CARNATIC-VOL I Author - K.M. MATTHEW
Published 11 February 2019 http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.18.4.1-112
The National Medicinal Plants Board (NMPB), Department of AYUSH
Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions (FRLHT)
Citations
Herb citations
Terminalia catappa. (2024, July 6). In Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminalia_catappa