Coming from a medicinal deciduous tree of the Combretacea family, Baheda goes by the botanical name Terminalia bellirica and is indigenous to India and other tropical Asian countries.it is also known as Baheda, bahera, behada, beleric It is a traditional herbal blend formulated from the dried deseeded fruits of Terminalia belerica. It is extremely useful for treating respiratory infections, recurrent fever, constipation, ulcer, hemorrhoids, . Fruits are usually in the form of drupes, grey-coloured and ovoid-shaped and are covered with minute pale pubescence enclosing one stony hard seed within. it is one of the fruits that make up the famous Ayurvedic formulation known as Triphala. Baheda is known for its medicinal properties and is considered as rejuvenating, astringent and laxative properties.
It is available in powder form.