HARRO (Terminalia chebula)

HARRO (Terminalia chebula)

  May 30, 2017    Unknown

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HARRO

Vernacular name: Harro
English name: Chebulic myrobalan
Botanical name: Terminalia chebula

Family: Combretaceae

Parts used: Fruits

Habitat: The tree is found in the Sub-Himalayan tracts and all deciduous forests of Nepal.

Chemical constituents: Tannins, chebulagic acid, gallic acid etc.

Morphology: The fruits are yellowish brown and odorless. The fruits are ovate and wrinkled longitudinally. The size is about 20-25 mm long and 15-25 mm wide. The taste is slightly bitter and sweetish at the end. The fruits are hard and stony with single seed. The pulp of the fruits is non-adherent to the seed.

Uses:
-It is used as astringent, laxative and tonic.
-It is used in the treatment of piles.
-It is one of the constituent of important Ayurvedic preparation Triphala.