Title of article
Quantification of Gallic Acid in Fruits of Three Medicinal Plants
Author/Authors
Vazirian, Mahdi Department of Pharmacognosy - Faculty of Pharmacy - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Khanavi, Mahnaz Department of Pharmacognosy - Faculty of Pharmacy - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Amanzadeh, Yaghoub Department of Pharmacognosy - Faculty of Pharmacy - Tehran University of Medical Sciences , Hajimehdipoor, Homa Traditional Medicine and Materia Medica Research Center and Department of Traditional Pharmacy - Faculty of Traditional Medicine - Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran
Pages
4
From page
233
To page
236
Abstract
Triphala is a traditional herbal formulation consisting of dried fruits originating from three medicinal plants, namely Terminalia chebula, Terminalia bellerica and Phyllanthus emblica. It is used in folk medicine for the treatment of headaches, dyspepsia and leucorrhoea. There are some reports regarding Triphala’s pharmacological effects including its anti-cancer, radioprotective, hypocholesterolaemic, hepatoprotective and anti-oxidant activities. The most
important components of these plants are the tannins and gallic acid which they contain. Gallic acid being a compound with tannin structure existing in the Triphala fruit. In this research, the gallic acid content contained in the three plants constituting Triphala was determined.
Keywords
Triphala , Terminalia chebula , Terminalia bellerica , Phyllanthus emblica , Gallic acid , Rhodanine assay
Journal title
Astroparticle Physics
Serial Year
2011
Record number
2414621
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