botanical record · discovered
Terminalia pallida
Terminalia pallida
White Chebulic Myrobalan · white gallnut · 白訶子
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: CRATAEGOLIC-ACID, ELLAGIC-ACID, GALLIC-ACID, OLEANOLIC-ACID
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Combretaceae
Scientific name: Terminalia pallida
Common names: White Chebulic Myrobalan, white gallnut, 白訶子
POWO: 171303-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific research
Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.
Indexed research records
- <i>Terminalia pallida</i> fruit ethanolic extract ameliorates lipids, lipoproteins, lipid metabolism marker enzymes and paraoxonase in isoproterenol-induced myocardial infarcted rats. · 2017 source ↗
- Trace Element Determination and Cardioprotection of Terminalia pallida Fruit Ethanolic Extract in Isoproterenol Induced Myocardial Infarcted Rats by ICP-MS. · 2017 source ↗
- Antihyperlipidemic and antiatherogenic activities of Terminalia pallida Linn. fruits in high fat diet-induced hyperlipidemic rats. · 2011 source ↗
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- CRATAEGOLIC-ACID
- ELLAGIC-ACID
- GALLIC-ACID
- OLEANOLIC-ACID
- MASLINIC-ACID
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- ISOCETIC-ACID
- LAURIC-ACID
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- MYRISTIC-ACID
- OLEIC-ACID
- PALMITIC-ACID
- STEARIC-ACID
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP
World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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