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BAHERA |
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Name of the Commodity :
Bahera (Belleric Myrobalans) |
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Botanical Name : Terminalia balerica |
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Family :
Combretaceae |
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Synonyms |
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Sanskrit : Vibhitaki,
English : Belleric
Myrobalans,
Hindi : Bahera,
Bangla : Bhairah,
Marathi : Baheda,
Telegu : Tani,
Tamil : Tani,
Malayam : Thani,
Oriya : Bhara |
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Description |
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A
tree common in Indian Forest and plains, with
characteristic barks, attaining a height upto
40 meters. The tree is a common associate of
Sal, Teak and other important trees.
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Parts Used |
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Fruits |
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Constituents |
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The
fruit contains Moisture :6%, Tannin 21%(which
comprises both condensed and hydrolysable
types), water extractable 44%. |
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Uses |
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The
dried fruits of the tree constitute the drug
Bhaeda. The fruit are useful in stomach
disorder such as indigestion, diarrhea. It is
given also as a brain tonic and is applied on
eyes as a soothing lotion. Baheda is useful in
piles, leprosy, dropsy and fever. The half
dried fruit are Considered to be purgative but
the ripe and dried fruits has the opposite
property. The Baheda fruit is one of the three
constituents of the Triphala. |
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Other Uses |
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The
fruits yield tannin which is used for tanning
leather and for Dyeing cloth and leather and
also for making inks. |
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