Bibhitaki FruitTerminalia bellirica

Ovoid dried fruits with a velvety grey coat, whole or de-seeded pericarp.

About this material

Bibhitaki is the dried fruit of Terminalia bellirica, the third member of the Triphala group alongside Haritaki and Amla. The fruit is ovoid to almost spherical, around 2 to 3 cm, and is covered in a fine velvety grey-brown down that distinguishes it immediately from the ribbed and hairless Haritaki. The stone is large and takes up much of the fruit, so the de-seeded pericarp is a materially different product by weight and is priced separately. The pericarp is astringent, and the flesh clings tightly to the stone once dried.

Also called

Baheda, Belliric Myrobalan, Thanri