Abstract:
Terminalia chebula Retz. (Combretaceae) is called the
“King of medicines” in Tibet
and is always listed first in the Ayurvedic materia medica because of its extraordinary
powers of healing with a wide spectrum of biological activity. A number of chemical
constituents have been isolated from the plant extract that include chebulin,
ellagic acid, 2,4-chebulyl-D-glucopyranose, arjunglucoside I, arjungenin, chebulinic
acid, gallic acid, ethyl gallate, punicalagin, terflavin A, terchebin, luteolin
and tannic acid. The plant is an important constituent of an herbal formulation,
contains the name TRIPHALA which is very popular traditional medicine for chronic
disorder like diabetes, nervine disorder and epilepsy. The plant has been reported
to possess various pleiotropic effects such as antioxidant, antidiabetic, renoprotective,
hepatoprotective, immunomodulator and prokinetic effect. The study elucidates
about various pharmacological effects exhibited by this multipurpose tree.
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