Terminalia bellerica Roxb: an important medicinal plant: A review

Abstract

Terminalia bellerica Roxb. is from family combretaceae. It is one of the most commonly used plants in Indian traditional systems of medicine. T. bellerica is used for treatment of various diseases such as conjunctivitis, asthma, migraine, baldness, constipation and weak eyesight. It contains different phytoconstituents such as glycosides, flavonoids, tannins, phenolic compound, amino acids and saponins which are responsible for different pharmacological activities as antioxidant, antimicrobial, antidiarrhoeal, anticancer, antidiabetic, antihypertensive and hepatoprotective.