Terminalia chebula

Abstract

Medicinal plants are part and parcel of human society to combat diseases and have been considered valuable and cheap source of unique phyto-constituents which are used extensively in the development of drugs against various disease. The present review attempts to encompass the available literature on Terminalia chebula with respect to its morphological characters, phyto-chemistry, summary of its various pharmacological activities and traditional and homoeopathic uses.