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Crude drug name | Market name | Bahera |
|---|---|---|
| Urudu name | Bahera | |
| Arabic name / Persian name | Balilaj / Balilah | |
| English name | Belliric-Myrobalan | |
| Original plant name | Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb., Belliric-Myrobalan | |
| Family name | Combretaceae | |
| Used part | Classification | Plant origin | Sub classification | fruit |
| Collection information | Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Karachi [Karachi], Sind , Amjad Unani Medicine (Pvt.) Ltd. | |
| Collection date | 1994/1/22 | |
| Collector | Tsuneo Namba | |
| Identifier | Javed Ahmad | |
| Description | Features: Heart shaped, obliquely ovoid, drupaceous nut with a fleshy pear shaped receptacle. It is upto 2.5cm long and two cm broad. Surface brownish black, glossy, somewhat shrivelled. Internally the nut contains a viscous oily liquid of black colour. Odour - none; taste - acrid and sweet. | |
| TMPW No. | 14538 | |
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Scientific information data base
| Crude drug name | Urudu name, English name | Bahera, Belliric-Myrobalan | ||||
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| Arabic name / Persian name | Balilaj / Balilah | |||||
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| Original plant name | Terminalia bellirica (Gaertn.) Roxb. | |||||
| Family name | Combretaceae | |||||
| Used part | Fruits | |||||
| Distribution area | Throughout deciduous forests of India, below elevations of about 3,000 ft. | |||||
| Description | It is somewhat like Amlaj (Phyllanthus emblica Linn.) in taste. The pulp is as sweet as hazelnut. | |||||
| Function and properties | Alimentary organs, Excretion. Digestive, laxative, detersive, astringent, tonic for brain, eye and digestive tract. According to Avicenna (Ibn Sina) it possesses dual properties that of loosening the bowels as well as causing constipation. | |||||
| Specific actions | Tonic for the digestive tract. | |||||
| Frequency in use | Common. | |||||
| Common uses | Alimentary organs: It strengthens the stomach by improving its capacity of coction and assimilation and is helpful in relaxity and moistness of the stomach. Excretion: Sometimes it may cause constipation but physicians believe it to be only laxative. It is useful for rectum and anus. It is also useful for piles. | |||||
| Side effect | As single remedy or in compound (trifal), its prolonged uninterrupted use is not advised. It may be harmful for intestines and anus. | |||||
| Medical system | Unani | |||||
| Traditional concept | Temperament | It is cold in the first and dry in the second degree (Avicenna). But according to others it is cold in the second degree. | ||||
| Drug effect | It is very beneficial for stomach and brain. | |||||
| Dosage | 5 to 7 gm. | |||||
| Substitute | Shagufa-i-Hina (Lawsonia inermis Linn.), flower buds of henna; Amla (Phyllanthus emblica Linn.), fruit and Halilah siyah, Halilah zard (Terminalia chebula Retz.), fruit. | |||||
| Corrigent (corrective) | Honey or sugar. | |||||
| Important compound preparations | Itrifal Ustukhudus and Ma`jun Jograj Gugal. | |||||
| References | Reference book Tips！ | Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants, 1956. Chopra, R.N., Nayar, S.L. and Chopra, I.C., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research, New Delhi. - New Edition (1996) National Institute Science Communication; Supplement p 241. Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs Used in Ayurveda, 1996. Sarin, Y.K., Council of Scientific & Industrial Research and Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi p 219. Makhzanul-Mufradat (Khawasul Adviyah), Hakeem Kabiruddin, Daftar Al-Masih, Qarol Bagh, Delhi. pp 145-146. Al-Qanun Fil-Tibb. Avicenna. (English translation of the critical Arabic text), Book 2, 1998. Hameed, H. A. (editor), Dept. of Islamic Studies, Jamia Hamdard (Hamdard University), New Delhi. p 107. Al-Jamili Mufradt Al Adwiya Wal Aghziya (1197-1248 A.D.). Ibn al-Baytar. Vols. 1-3, 1985-1999. Central council for Research in Unani Medicine, Janakpuri, New Delhi. pp 276-277. Hamdard Pharmcopoeia of Eastern medicine, 1969. Said, H. M. (editor), The Times Press, Sadar Karachi. pp 65, 266. Indusyunic Medicine, 1997. Usmanghani, K., Saeed, A. and Alam, M. T. Department of Pharmacognosy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Karachi, Karachi. pp 420-421. | ||||
| Remarks | Avicenna (Ibn Sina) and Ibn al-Baytar have also described this drug. No adverse reaction is caused in normal individuals as regards recommended duration of the use of prescribed preparations is concerned. | |||||
| Last renewal date | 2024/02/22 | |||||
