Liber Herbarum Minor (English)
The incomplete reference-guide to Herbal medicine

Rev.11-03-2021

Bengal almond

Plant

Family

Combretaceae

English

Bengal almond, Country almond, False kamani, Indian-almond, Kamani, Malabar almond, Myrobalan, Oliver-bark tree, Sea almond, Tropical almond

Latin

Terminalia catappa L.

Plantparts

Cortex, foliage, Fruit, Inner bark, Leaf, Oil, Seeds, Unspecified

Diseases & Uses

Ungrouped Diseases & Uses

Abscess, Abscesses, Adstringent, Anthelmintic, Anthelmintics, Anti-abscess, Anti-catarrhal, Anti-diabetic, Antidiabetic activity, Anti-diarrheic, Antidiarrhetic, Anti-diarrhoeal, Antidiarrhoeic, Anti-dysenteric, Antifebrile, Antihaemorrhagic, Anti-helminthic, Antihelminthics, Anti-helmintic, Anti-hemorrhagic, Anti-hemorrhoidal, Anti-hypertensive, Anti-Oxidant, Antipyretic, Antispasmodic, Aperient, Arterial hypertension, Asthenia of kidney, Astrigent, Astringent, Bilious Fever, Bilious remittent fever, Bladder infection, Bladder infections, Bladder inflammation, bladder stone, bleeding, Bloody flux, Boils, Carminative, Carminativum, catarrh, Catarrhal inflammation, catharic, Cathartic, Clears gas, colic, Constipation, convulsive state, Costive, Costiveness, cough, Coughing, Coughs, cramp, Cramps, cystitis, Cystitis acuta, Cystolith, cystolithiasis, Diabetes, diabetes mellitus, diaorrhea, Diarrhea, diarrhoea, Diphtheria, disorder of the kidneys, dispel worms, Dyschezia, dysentery, Dyssynergic defaecation, earache, Ear pain, Ear pains, expel worms, Fart, Febrifugal, febrifuge, Febrile response, fever, feverish condition, Fevers, flatulence, flatulency, flatus, for sufficient proteins, Gas, haemorrhage, Haemorrhagic conditions, Haemorrhaging, haemorrhoids, helmint, hemorrhage, Hemorrhaging, Hemorrhoid, hemorrhoids, high blood pressure, Hypertension, Hyper tensive, inflammation of mucous membrane, inflammation of the bladder, intestinal gas, Intestinal tract diseases in children, Kidney Ailments, kidney complaints, kidney disease, kidney diseases, kidney disorders, kidney problem, kidney problems, Kidney tonic, Kidney treatment, kidney trouble, Laxative, Lowers bloodpressure, movements of the bowel, Nephropathy, Nerve problems, nervous disease, nervous disorders, Neurosis, Otalgia, otalgic, pain in ear, Piles, Purgative, Pyretic, Pyrexia, reduce blood pressure, reduce fevers, reduce high bloodpressure, relax spasms, relieves fevers, Renal disease, Renal disorders, renal problems, spasm, Spasmolytic, sugar diabetis, treatment for worms, Urinary bladder inflammation, Used in the treatment of cough, Vermicide, vermifugal, Vermifuge, vesical calculi, Vesical calculus, wind, worm, worms

Local (Geographical) use

Phytomedical used in Northeastern Brazil, Phytomedical use in Aruba, Bonaire and Curaçao, Phytomedical use in Brazil, Phytomedical use in Samoa, Phytomedical use in the Guianas (Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana)

Ingredients

 (-)-Epicatechin, Arachidic acid, ascorbic acid, ash, Beta-Sitosterol, Betulinic acid, Calcium, Carbohydrates, Catechin, Daucosterol, Ellagic acid, fat, fatty acid, Fibres, gallic acid, Gentisic acid, Geraniin, glucose, Hydrogen cyanide, iron, Kaempferol, Leucocyanidin, linoleic acid, linolenic acid, Myristic acid, Niacin, Oleanolic acid, Oleic acid, oxalic acid, Palmitic acid, Palmitoleic acid, Pentosan, phosphorus, potassium, protein, Quercetin, sodium, Stearic acid, tannin, Vitamin B1, Vitamin B2, water, Β-Carotene

Source: LiberHerbarum/Pn6700

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