S. No.

Name of the species

Trade name

Part(s) in use

Indications

Vishisht Ayurvedic

Yog (Principal

ayurvedic drug

formulations)

severe biliousness. All parts of the tree

except fleshy aril are poisons. Bark and

leaves yield baccatin processed into taxol,

an anticancer drug

37.

Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.)

Wight & Arn

Arjun

Stem bark,

fruits, and

leaves

The bark is a cardiac tonic. It is styptic,

febrifuge, and antidysenteric; pulverized

bark gives relief in symptomatic

hypertension and acts as a diuretic in

cirrhosis of liver. Fruits are tonic and

deobstruent. Juice of leaves is used in

earache

Kakubhadi Churna

Arjun Aristh

Arjun Ghrit

38.

Terminalia chebula Retz.; C. B.

Clarke in part

Haritiki,

Harad

Pericarp, bark

Fruits are laxative, stomachic, tonic, and

alterative. One of the important

constituents of well-known ayurvedic

formulation Trifla. Coarsely powdered

fruit is smoked in asthma. Bark is diuretic

and cardio tonic

Abhay Modak

Avha Aristh

Pathyadi Vati

Pathyadi Kwath

Vyaghri Haritaki

Chitrak Haritaki

Agastyaharitiki

Danti Haritaki

Kansa Haritaki

Haritaki Khand

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D. R. Nag and A. Nag