Terminalia chebula -Aralu-අරළු

Name of the plant :Terminalia chebula
Other names         :Sinhala -Aralu
                             Tamil-Amagola
                              Sanskrit-harithaki
                              English-Chebulic Myrobaln
Synonyms            :Abaya/ Harithaki/ Pathya/ Wayastha/ Jiwani/ Haimawathi/ Bishagwara/ Jaayaa
morphology          :A moderate size tree with very thick gray brown bark.simple alternate leaves.small                                        regular ,bisexual ,greenish white flowers,ovaries are inferior,fruits are drupe and yellowish                              green ,seeds are solitary.
Types                   :There are 7 types according to Ayurveda,
                             Vijaya/Rohini/Puthana/Amrutha/Abaya/Jiwanthi/Chethaki
Chemical              :garlic acid/ Chebulic acid/ Mirobalanin/ Tannin
Properties             :Rasa-katu/amla/kashaya
                             Guna-lagu/ ruksha
                             Vipaka-madura
                             Verya-ushna
                             Prabawa-threedosha hara
Used part             :Shell of a fruit
Effect on dosha     :Thridosha hara
Pharmacological action:deepana/ Pacana/ Anuloomana/vrnashodana
Therapeutic action;constipation/ arshas/ eyedisease/improve complexion
Prepared drugs      :Thripala oil/ Thripala decoction/ Thirapala capsules /Thripala curna