Plant Profile
Herb descriptions
Botany
Binomial nomenclature
Terminalia alata
Scientific Name and Description
Terminalia alata Wall.
Herb Family
Plant type
Tree
Plants Medicinal Value
Medicinal Systems
Ayurved
Siddha
Folk
Sowa Rigpa
Herb usable parts
Roots
Bark
Leaves
Fruits
Ethnopharmacology use
Terminalia alata Wall.
Habit -Tree
Parts used -Bark, fruit, root, leaves
Application -Abortifacient; abdominal pain; cardiac problems; dysentery; influenza; gynaecological disorders; heart diseases; dyspepsia; boils; blisters; wound; snakebite; urinary problems; skin diseases; earache
Treatment -General; pregnant women; women
References -Ignacimuthu et al. 2008, Kosalge and Fursule 2009, Reddy et al. 2008
Terminalia alata Roth. (VUM089/11) Bark Terpene glycoside, chalchone glycoside, flavanone (Srivastava et al.1999).Antibacterial, anti-cancer hepato-protective, and antifungal activity (Shinde & Wadje 2011).
References
Literature
Literature
Ignacimuthu et al. 2008
Kosalge and Fursule 2009
Reddy et al. 2008
Srivastava et al.1999
Shinde & Wadje 2011
Research
References
Ethnic Preparation of Haria, a Rice-Based Fermented Beverage, in the Province of Lateritic West Bengal, India