Grows wild up to 1500 m elevation all over the India, Sri Lanka, South- East Asia, Bangladesh except in the dry regions.

• Anti-diarrheal activity – has prominent intestinal fluid anti-secretory effect
• Anti-spasmodic activity – shows relaxation effect on small intestine
• Antiulcer activity– shows significant reduction in free acidity, total acidity and ulcer index; and increase in mucus content
• Wound healing activity – cutaneous wounds and ulcers; gastrointestinal ulcers
• Обезболивающее действие
• Жаропонижающее действие
• Bronchodilatory activity
• Анти-бактериальное действие – especially effective against Salmonella sp., S. aureus; has antibiofilm activity against Streptococcus mutans (oral pathogen); shows β-lactamase inhibitor activity
• Antidepressant-like activity
• Antihypertensive effect
• Anti-hyperlipidemic activity – suppress absorption of meal-derived lipids mediated by gallic acid, thus may play a role in preventing metabolic syndrome
• Reduction of atherosclerosis risk factors – has inhibitory effect on LDL oxidation, pro-inflammatory cytokines, LOX-1 expression and ROS production in macrophages
• Hepatoprotective activity
• Antioxidant activity – possesses significant antioxidant activity at scavenging free radicals and hydroxyl radicals
• Anticancer activity– has growth inhibitory activity; showed anticancer effects on both lung and breast cancer cell lines
• Anti-mutagenic activity

Омоложение:

• Balances disorders of Bile and Phlegm
• Restores physical strength

Желудочно-кишечный тракт:

• Улучшает пищеварение
• Убирает охриплость голоса и избавляет от жажды
• Heals mouth and throat ulcers
• Stops diarrhea
• Облегчает геморрой

Иммунная система и детоксикация:

• Очищает лимфу, что полезно при кожных и суставных заболеваниях
• Очищает от паразитов
• Снижает жар
• Relieve headache caused by fever and heat
• Beneficial for respiratory tract infections, cough and sore throat
• Protects liver and lungs
• Понижает холестерин

• Pharmacological activities of Baheda (Terminalia bellerica): A review
• Acute and Subacute Toxicities of the Ethanol Extract from the Fruits of Terminalia belerica (Gaertn.) Roxb.
• Terminalia bellirica Extract Inhibits Low-Density Lipoprotein Oxidation and Macrophage Inflammatory Response in Vitro
• Preventive effect of Terminalia bellirica on obesity and metabolic disorders in spontaneously obese type 2 diabetic model mice.
• Evaluation of antidepressant-like activity of aqueous and ethanolic extracts of Terminalia bellirica Roxb. fruits in mice.
• New 4′-substituted benzoyl-β-D glycoside from the fruit pulp of Terminalia belerica with antiplatelet and antioxidant potency.
• Alteration of Bax/Bcl-2 ratio contributes to Terminalia belerica-induced apoptosis in human lung and breast carcinoma.
• Pharmacological evaluation of fruits of Terminalia belerica Roxb. for antiulcer activity.