Ratha Kshirod Kumar, Joshi Girish Chandra
Research Officer (Ayurveda), National Research Institute of Ayurvedic Drug Development, CCRAS, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of H and FW, Govt of India, 4 CN Block, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Research Officer in Charge (Botany), National Research Institute of Ayurvedic Drug Development, CCRAS, Department of AYUSH, Ministry of H and FW, Govt of India, 4 CN Block, Sector V, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Ayu. 2013 Jul;34(3):331-4. doi: 10.4103/0974-8520.123139.
Haritaki (Terminalia chebula Retz., Family: Combretaceae) possesses a great therapeutic value and is widely distributed in India, up to an altitude of 1500 m. Though Terminalia chebula Retz is the only botanical source of Haritaki, the uses of its varieties along with their sources, identifying features and therapeutic uses are described in Ayurvedic classics and other medical literature. In the present study, a detailed review has been carried out on different varieties of Haritaki.
诃子（诃子Terminalia chebula Retz.，使君子科）具有很高的治疗价值，广泛分布于印度，海拔可达1500米。虽然诃子是诃子的唯一植物来源，但阿育吠陀经典和其他医学文献中描述了其变种的用途以及它们的来源、识别特征和治疗用途。在本研究中，对诃子的不同变种进行了详细综述。
