Herb in Thai notifiable formulas
Terminalia Chebula Gall
โกฐพุงปลา · Kot Phung Pla
Terminalia chebula Retz.
- Family
- Combretaceae
- Part used
- leaf gall
- Crude drug
- Terminaliae Chebulae Galla
- Other names
- Chebulic Myrobalan Gall
- In the announcement
- Used in 18 notifiable formulas (4 as capsules)
Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia (THP)
Constituents and quality criteria of Terminalia Chebula Gall
Summarised from the Terminalia Chebula Gall monograph of the Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences, the standard used to test the dried leaf gall.
Marker with a minimum content set by the pharmacopoeiaTannins
CriterionNot less than 30.0% w/w
Constituents
Terminalia Chebula Gall contains phenolic acids (e.g., gallic acid) and hydrolyzable tannins (e.g., chebulagic acid, tannic acid). It also contains flavonoids, triterpenoids, etc.
Raw material quality criteria
| Foreign matter | Not more than 1.0% w/w |
| Loss on drying | Not more than 13.0% w/w |
| Total ash | Not more than 4.0% w/w |
| Water-soluble extractive | Not less than 50.0% w/w |
| Ethanol-soluble extractive | Not less than 42.0% w/w |
Storage: Terminalia Chebula Gall shall be kept in well-closed containers, protected from light, and stored in a dry place.
Source: Thai Herbal Pharmacopoeia, Department of Medical Sciences (online edition, accessed 21 October 2026)Read the full THP monograph
Formulas using Terminalia Chebula Gall
18 formulas containing Terminalia Chebula Gall
Select a formula to see its ingredients and indications. Formula names and indications are a reference translation; the Thai announcement is the legal text.
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- Ya Maha Chak Yai Traditional formula for lom sang and bloatingRelieves lom sang (a wind (lom) disorder associated with childhood sang), relieves abdominal bloating and flatulence
- Ya Ritsiduang Mahakan Traditional formula for hemorrhoidsRelieves symptoms of hemorrhoids
- Ya Sahatsathara Traditional formula to expel wind in the channelsExpels wind (lom) in the channels (sen), relieves coarse wind disorders (lom kong yap)
- Ya Hom Inthachak Fragrant formula for faintness and nauseaRelieves lom bat tha chit (a wind (lom) disorder affecting the mind), relieves nausea and vomiting, relieves wind (lom) causing abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Hom Inthachak Fragrant formula for faintness and nauseaRelieves lom bat tha chit (a wind (lom) disorder affecting the mind), relieves nausea and vomiting, relieves wind (lom) causing abdominal colic/flatulent discomfort
- Ya Hom Thep Chit Fragrant cordial formula for dizziness and palpitationsRelieves subtle wind (lom kong la-iat) causing symptoms such as dizziness, faintness (sawing sawai), palpitations, etc., and nourishes the mind (bamrung duang chit) so that it is refreshed
- Ya Hom Kae Lom Wing Wian Fragrant formula for dizziness and fatigueRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian), fatigue and sleeplessness
- Ya Hom Kae Lom Wing Wian Fragrant formula for dizziness and fatigueRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian), fatigue and sleeplessness
- Ya Kamlang Ratchasi Formula 2 Lion's strength blood and body tonic, Formula 2Blood tonic (bamrung lohit), body tonic
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- Ya That Banchop Digestive element formula for bloating and loose stoolsRelieves abdominal bloating and flatulence; relieves abnormal stools due to disordered elements (utchara that phikan), diarrhea not caused by infection, e.g. stool without mucus or blood, and diarrhea without fever
- Ya Hom Nawakot Fragrant nine-kot formula for dizziness and nauseaRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian), nausea and vomiting (wind causing tightness in the chest, lom chuk naen nai ok) in the elderly; relieves post-fever wind (lom plai khai) (after recovering from fever, symptoms remain such as nausea, dizziness, loss of appetite, abdominal bloating and fatigue)
- Ya Maha Chak Yai Traditional formula for lom sang and bloatingRelieves lom sang (a wind (lom) disorder associated with childhood sang), relieves abdominal bloating and flatulence
- Ya Ammaruekkhawathi Traditional formula for cough and phlegmRelieves cough, expels phlegm
- Ya Ammaruekkhawathi Traditional formula for cough and phlegmRelieves cough, expels phlegm
- Ya Hom Thipphaosot Divine-remedy fragrant formula for dizzinessRelieves dizziness due to wind (lom wing wian)
- Ya Ritsiduang Thang Doen Patsawa Formula for urinary ritsiduang (difficult urination)Relieves urinary tract ritsiduang (ritsiduang thang doen patsawa), which causes difficult urination and urine containing blood or pus
Development potential
Develop Terminalia Chebula Gall into a product with the TIBD group
In notifiable formulas18 formulasused in multi-herb formulas
THP raw-material criteria5 testsfor acceptance testing before production
Marker with a minimum contentNot less than 30.0% w/wTannins
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