Chebulic Myrobalan (Terminalia chebula)
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Terminalia chebula · Plant
2
Indications
6
With studies in people
Cautions
Contains anthraquinones; may cause diarrhea; avoid during pregnancy; may interfere with medication absorption.
Indications
What AcuiQ’s herb catalogue lists Chebulic Myrobalan for. The list carries no source and is an index, not a prescription.
Constipation SyndromeInflammation Syndrome
TCM actions
What the catalogue says Chebulic Myrobalan does in the terms of Chinese medicine theory. These describe the herb, not a condition.
Benefit AntimicrobialBenefit AntioxidantBenefit DigestiveBenefit Immune
In the literature
PubMed records whose title or abstract names Terminalia chebula and the indication, and how many of those are indexed as studies in people. A record names the two together; it does not show that one treats the other, and most are laboratory or animal work.
- Benefit Antimicrobial120 records, 36 in people
- Benefit Antioxidant170 records, 46 in people
- Benefit Digestive41 records, 13 in people
- Benefit Immune38 records, 9 in people
- Constipation Syndrome8 records, 2 in people
- Inflammation Syndrome143 records, 42 in people