Terminalia citrina Roxb. ex Flem. Family Combretaceae.
Habitat Foothills of Himalayas from Nepal eastwards to Assam.
Folk Haritaki (Bengal); Monalu
(Assam), Suravaari Harad (Gujarat).
Action Bark—diuretic, cardiotonic. Fruits—used as those of T chebula.
The tannin in the fruit is reported to be between 3 0—40% of the dry weight.
Terminalia coriacea
Wight & Am.
Family Combretaceae.
Habitat Western Andhra Pradesh and Central India.
English Leathery Murdah.
Folk Tani (Andhra Pradesh)
Action Bark—cardiac stimulant.
Terminalia tomentosa W &A. 655
Terminalia myriocarpa
Heurck & Muell.-Arg.
Family Combretaceae.
Habitat Eastern Himalayas, from North Bengal eastwards to Assam, Khasi Hills and Arunachal Pradesh.
English Hollock.
Ayurvedic Kakubha (also a synonym of Arjuna tree).
Action Bark—cardiac stimulant, mild diuretic.
The bark gave beta-sitosterol, and about 18% tannins. Ellagic, gallic, chebulinic and chebulagic acids—main constituents of ellagitannins, and leuco-cyanidin, an important precursor to flavonoid tannins, have been isolated.
Terminalia paniculata Roth.
Family Combretaceae.
Habitat Forests of Western Ghats and Eastern Ghats up to 1,200 m.
English Flowering Murdah.
Folk Kinjal (Maharashtra);
Neemeeri, Nimiri (Andhra
Pradesh); Pekadukkai (Tamil
