Terminalia (Samo PhiPhek)
Terminalia bellirica
About Terminalia (Samo PhiPhek)
Terminalia (Samo PhiPhek) (Terminalia bellirica) is a herb used in the Thai Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Respiratory Issues, Digestive Issues, and Hair Loss. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, taken internally.
Botanical background
Terminalia bellirica, known as bahera or beleric or bastard myrobalan, (Arabic: beliledj بليلج , Sanskrit: Vibhitaka विभितक, Aksha अक्ष ), is a large deciduous tree common on plains and lower hills in Southeast Asia, where it is also grown as an avenue tree. The basionym is Myrobalanus bellirica Gaertn. (Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 90, t. 97. 1791). William Roxburgh transferred M. bellirica to Terminalia as "T. bellerica (Gaertn.) Roxb.". This spelling error is now widely used,...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist