Terminalia chebula Fruit Powder
DEFINITION
The article consists of the dried fruit of Terminalia chebula Retz. (Family Combretaceae) reduced to a powder or very fine powder. It contains NLT 15% of hydrolyzable tannins calculated as the sum of chebulagic acid and chebulinic acid, on the dried basis.
POTENTIAL CONFOUNDING MATERIALS
Terminalia citrine
CONSTITUENTS OF INTEREST
Hydrolyzable tannins: Chebulagic acid and chebulinic acid
Triterpene: Arjungenin
IDENTIFICATION
• A. Botanical Characteristics
Macroscopic:...