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Previous studies have explored the anti-inflammatory properties of Triphala in a broad spectrum, but this study notably focuses on the interactions of Triphala-derived polyphenols with the TIR domain of the MyD88 adaptor protein in the NF-\u03baB signaling pathway. This study employs computational docking and a molecular dynamics (MD) simulation to study the interaction and stability of the polyphenols with the target protein. The polyphenols were virtually docked to the TIR domain of MyD88 using AutoDock tools 1.5.7. Among them, the top three protein\u2013polyphenol complexes with the highest binding affinities were selected and subjected to MD simulation for 200 ns to evaluate their interaction properties in detail. The findings of the MD simulation corroborated the docking results, showing that two complexes (protein\u2013punicalagin and protein\u2013chebulagic acid) demonstrated better interaction patterns. The MD trajectory revealed that polyphenol binding enhanced the stability of the target protein, as indicated by lower root-mean-square deviation (RMSD) (\u223c0.25 nm), solvent accessible surface area (SASA) (\u223c96.848\u2013100.666 nm<jats:sup>2<\/jats:sup>), and stabilized radius of gyration (Rg) (\u223c1.50\u20131.53 nm) values for punicalagin and chebulagic acid complexes compared to the reference complex. Our findings have supported the hypothesis that Triphala polyphenols may interact with the TIR domain of MyD88, thereby inhibiting the production of inflammatory cytokines. 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