Terminalia Arjuna

Heart Friendly Ayurvedic Herb

Welcome to Terminalia arjuna - This cardio-friendly, cardiac tonic and cardiac stimulant, anti-hypertensive, anti-ischemic heart is useful in a variety of heart diseases. Find the different names, medicinal parts, constituents, ayurvedic qualities, herbal formulations and other general information about this ayurvedic herb.

English Name:

• Arjuna, Arjuna myrobalan, White Marudah, White Murdh

Latin And Scientific Name:

• Terminalia arjuna Wight & Arn., Pentaptera glabra Roxb. ex DC., Pentaptera angustifolia, Pentaptera arjuna Roxb.

Family Name:

 Combretaceae.

Sanskrit Name:

• Dhaval - because of its whitish or grey bark.

• Kakubha - due to its being a large tree.

• Indradu - due to its covering a large area.

• Viravriksha - due to its hard woody nature.

• Nadisarja - because it is commonly found by the side of rivers and water bodies.

• Karavirak

• Dhanvi

Hindi Name:

Arjan, Arjun, Arjuna,  Kahua, Kahu, Koha

Gujarati Name:

Arjun-Sadada, Sadado

Canarese:

 Bili-Holo-Nir-Tora, Matti, Maddi

Marathi:

 Arjun Sadada, Sadura

Oriya:

Arjun, Sahajo

Assamese:

Orjun

Punjabi:

Arjuna

Bengali:

Arjun, Arjhan

Kannada:

Maddi, Tora matti

Tamil:

Marutham pattai, Vellamatta, Vellamatta Marutae

Telagu:

Tellamaddi, Yerra maddi

Sinhalese:

Kumbuk

Nepalese:

 Kaahu

Chinese:

 三果木   San guo mu  (Taiwan)

German:

   Echte Myrobalane

Russian:

Терминалия арджуна, Терминалия аржуна

Medicinal Parts Of Terminalia arjuna:

Bark is used for medicinal purposes.

Dosage And Different Forms In Which It Is Used:

• Powder - 3-6 gm two or three times a day with milk or water.

• Extracted Juice - 10-20 ml two or three times a day with sugar or honey or milk.

• Decoction - 20-40 ml two times a day in the concentration of 1:2 (10 gm of bark in 20 ml of water)

• Ksira Paka or Processed in Milk - 5-20 gm two times a day.

• Extract - Upto 500 mg of 10:1 extract four times a day.

Ayurvedic Classification:

• According To Charaka - Astringent group, Anti-Udarda group

• According To Sushruta - Nyagrodhadi group, Salasaradi group

Ayurvedic Properties:

• Qualities : Light, dry

• Taste : Astringent

• Vipaka : Pungent

• Virya or Active principle : Cooling

• Specific Effect : Cardiac

Bio-Chemical Constituents:

• ELEMENTS : Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc and Copper

• FLAVONOIDS :  Arjunone, Arjunolone, Luteolin are the natural antioxidants.

• Gallic Acid

• Ellagic Acid, Oleanolinic Acid

• OPCs or Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins

• Phytosterols (beta-sitosterol)

• TRITERPENOID SAPONINS : Arjunolic Acid, Arjunic Acid, Arjungenin, Arjunglycosides,

• TRITERPENOID GLYCOSIDES OR Arjuna Glycosides - Arjunine, Arjunetein, Arjunetosides

• Co enzyme Q10

• Friedlin, Cerasidin

• Tannin

Ayurvedic And Herbal Formulations:

1. Kakubhadi powder

2. Arjunaristam

3. Arjuna Ghritam

4. Arjuna Ksira Paka

5. Aravindasava

6. Devadarvyaristam

Arjuna (Click Image)

Use Terminalia arjuna For:

1. Hypertension & Tachycardia where heart beat is increased. Use it as adjuvant or alternative medicine in consultation with qualified herbalist.
2. For increased level of cholesterol in blood - Hypercholesterolemia.
3. As a cardiac protective and supportive herbal supplement.
4. Get informed by reading the various pages related to Terminalia arjuna.
5. You can take two tablet twice or thrice a day or as suggested by some qualified herbalist. Each 550 mg tablet contains 500 mg of bark powder and 50 mg of bark extract (10:1).

Buying Information:

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