Wonder herb
A commonly used Indian herb, Terminalia chebula, which belongs to the family Combretaceae, is likely to receive international attention following the discovery that its fruit can protect people from the damage caused by nuclear radiation. The discovery has been reported by G H Naik, K I Priyadarsini and H Mohan of the radiation-chemistry division of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (barc), Mumbai. The researchers say their studies have shown that an extract of the fruit of T chebula