Baheda Seeds - Bibhitaki Beej - Terminalia Bellerica

Bibhitaki, also known as Baheda in Hindi, is one among three fruits of Triphala. Its actual Sanskrit name is Vibheetaki. Bheeta means, fear. Vibheeta means lack of fear and Vibhitaki means the fruit that takes away the fear of disease. But in Hindi, they usually pronounce ‘va’ as ‘ba’. So the name Bibhitaki. Its botanical name is Terminalia bellirica / bellerica.

• English name: Belleric myrobalan / Belliric myrobalan, Bastard Myrobalan
• Telugu name: Tanikaya, Taani
• Tamil name: Akkam, Todikai, Thanakkai, Tanri, tanrikkai, Tani
• Bengali name: baida
• Arabic name: baleelaj
• Farsi name: Baleel
• Malayalam, Hindi, Gujarati name: Baheda
• Kannada name: Shanti kayi, Tare Kayi
• Hindi name: Baheda, Bahera