BIBHITAKA

Bibhitaka consists of pericarp of dried ripe fruits of Terntinalia belerica Roxb. (Fam. Combretaceae), a large deciduous tree, 10-12 m or more high, commonly found in plain and forests upto 900 m elevation, fruits ripen towards November.

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 SYNONYMS

•  Sanskrit : Vibheeta, Aksha, Akshaka
•  Assamese : Bhomora, Bhomra, Bhaira
• Bengali : Bayada, Baheda
• English : Beleric Myrobalan
• Gujrati : Bahedan
• Hindi : Bahera
• Kannada : Tare kai, Shanti Kayi
• Kashmiri : Babelo, Balali
•  Malayalam : Tannikka
• Marathi : Baheda
•  Oriya : Baheda
•  Punjabi : Bahera
• Tamil : Thanrikkai
• Telugu : Thanikkaya
• Urdu : Bahera

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 PROPERTIES AND ACTION

•  Rasa : Kashaya
•  Guna : Laghu, Ruksha
• Virya : Ushna
• Vipaka : Madhura
• Karma : Chakshusya, Keshya, Kaphapittajit, Bhedaka, Kriminanashana, Kasahara

 IMPORTANT FORMULATIONS - Triphala Churna, Triphaladi Taila, Lavanagadi Vati

THERAPEUTIC USES - Chardi, Kasa, Krimiroga, Vibandha, Svarabheda, Netraroga

DOSE - 3-6 g of the drug in powder from.

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