Bhaira (Bibhitaki) Terminalia bellirica

Large deciduous grows in India. The dried mature fruit was first mentioned in Charaka Samhita for medicinal use.
When young the fruit of the tree is fully inflated with green color. As the fruit matures it becomes yellowish and the skin becomes shriveled. It has a large pit.
It is one of three active ingredients in the most popular Ayurveda formula called Triphala

Names

Latin name: Terminalia bellirica - Combretaceae
English name: Belleric myrobalan
Sanskrit / Ayurveda name: Bibhitaki
Hindi: Bhaira

Ayurveda Properties

- Rasa: Astringent
- Virya: Warming effect
- Vipaka: Sweet
- Guna: Light Dry
- Dosha: Balance or decrease Kapha
- Dhatu: Plasma, Muscle, Bone
- Srota: Digestive, Respiratory, Nervous, Excretory

Traditional Ayurveda Uses

- Softens hard impacted feces in the colon

- Rejuvenate Hair

- Anti-stress, Anti-anxiety, mild non-habit forming sedative
- Coughs, sore throats, laryngitis
- Health of Eye, used as eye-wash

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