Myrobalan, Chebula Haritaki (Ayurveda)Kadukkai (Siddha)He Zi 诃子 (TCM)Halela (Unani)A Ru Ra  ཨ་རུ་ར (Tibetan) Chebulic MyrobalanRoxburgh, W., Plants of the coast of Coromandel (1795-1819) Chebulic, Emblic, Belleric, Citrine (Yellow) and Indian (Black) MyrobalanA Complete History of Drugs, Pomet, London, 1748  1. Yellow (Citrine) Myrobalan 2. Black (Indian, Nigrum) Myroabalan 3. Chebulic Myrobalan 4. Emblic Myrobalan 5. Belleric Myrobalan Krauterbuch, Lonitzer, 1578 Left to Right: Yellow Myrobalan, Chebulic Myrobalan, Belleric Myrobalan, Emblic Myrobalan (stoned), Black Myrobalan (Adam, 2017) See also Myrobalan and the Triphala Formula Botanical name: Terminalia chebulaA number of varieties of Chebulic Myrobalan exist, including the Black and Yellow.Tibetan texts list 8 major types of Chebulic Myrobalan: ‘Dry’ type; smaller, thin flesh with many folds, bitter and astringent ‘Nectar’ type; yellow with thick flesh, sweet, bitter, astringent ‘Fearless’ or ‘Indestructible’ type; long, black with five facets ‘Increasing’ type; round like a vase; tastes sweet and astringent ‘Long-tipped’ or ‘Pointed’; a long type, tastes sweet, bitter, hot and sour ‘Small Black’; dark, few folds; sweet, sour, bitter, hot, astringent (Black Myrobalan of the West) ‘Yellow’ type; yellow, has the same tastes as the Black (Yellow Myrobalan of the West) ‘All Conquering’ or ‘Victor’-type; has all 6 tastes; best, but said to be unobtainable in modern times.…

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