Thandrikkai / Beleric Dried (Raw)

Thandrikkai / Beleric Dried (Raw) - 100 gm

Botanical Name : Terminalia Bellirica English Name : Beleric Tamil Name : Thandrikkai Hindi Name : Bahera Malayalam Name : Tannikka Telugu Name : Thanikkaya

About :
Terminalia Belerica or Vibhitaka is found throughout Indian subcontinent, Sri Lanka, and South East Asia, up to 900 m elevation.Large deciduous tree with a buttressed trunk;Height up to 20-30 m;thick brownish grey bark with shallow longitudinal fissures; Leaves: Crowded around the ends of the branches, alternately arranged, margins entire, elliptic to elliptic: obovate, rounded tip or sub-acute, midrib prominent, pubescent when young and becoming glabrous with maturity;Flowers pale greenish yellow with an offensive odor, borne in axillary spikes longer than the petioles but shorter than leaves.

Benefits :
It is an excellent remedy for catarrhal condition, congestion, cough, bronchitis, asthma, and sore throats. The laxative action of fresh fruits is more compared to dried fruits. The dried fruits are useful in treating piles, diarrhoea, dysentery, parasitic worms, as these are binding and astringent. Vibhitaki fruits have liver protecting action and useful in jaundice and gall bladder stones