PHARMACOGRAPHIA INDICA. 
COMBRETACE EH. 
TERMINALIA CHEBULA, Retz. ° 
Fig.—Rozb. Cor. Pl., t. 197; Bedd. Fl. Sylv. t. 27; Gartn. 
Fruct. ii., t 97. Chebulic myrobalan (Eng.), Myrobalan 
Chébule (’r.). 
Hab.—India (table lands). The fruit. 
Vernacular.—Har, Hara (Hind.), Wirada (Mar.), Kaduk-kai 
(Tum., Mal.), Hora, Haritaki (Beng.), Karakkaya (Tel.), Alale- 
kay (Can.), Harade (Guwz.), Hana (Puhart), Silim-kung 
(Lepeha). 
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History Uses, &c.—There are several varicties of this 
tree, some of which have probably been produced by cultiva- 
tion. 1’. citrina, Roxb., is considered by some to be a separate 
species. Dutt (Hinda Matarin Medica) informs us that Chebu- 
lic myrobalans, in Sanskrit Haritaki, Abhaya, and Pathyd, were 
highly extolled by the ancient Hindus as a powerful alterative 
and tonic. ‘hey have received the names of Pranada or life- 
giver, Sudha or nectar, Bhishakpriya or Physician’s favourite 
and so forth.* A mythological origin has also been attributed 
to the tree. ‘‘ It is said that when Indra was drinking amrita 
in heaven a drop of the fluid fell on the earth and produced the 
plant.” On this account it is called Shakra-srishtd “created 
* The following are the synonyms of Haritaki in the Raja-nirghanta :— 
Har, Siva, Pathy4, Chetaki, Vijaya, Jaya, Pramatthy4, Pramathé, Amogha, — 
 Kayastha, Pranad4, Amrita, Jivaniya, Hemavati, Patané, Brantand, Abhayé, 
_ Javastha, Nandini, Sreyasi, Rohini. In Sankrit prescriptions auy one of 
pa See: names ma used. fas ae, 
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