Terminalia chebula Fruit Powder

DEFINITION

The article consists of the pericarp of the dried ripe fruits 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

None known.

CONSTITUENTS OF INTEREST

Hydrolyzable tannins: Chebulagic acid and chebulinic acid

Triterpene: Arjungenin

IDENTIFICATION

• A. Botanical Characteristics...