Arjuna (Terminalia Arjuna.)



Description:

Parts Used:  Bark.

It is a large deciduous tree with height of 60 to 80 feet. The bark is used as a cardiac tonic. Locally it has been used in wounds, for promoting union of fractures and dispersion of ecchymosed.

A large tree with spreading branches and white bark. Leaves sub opposite, ovate, coriaccous. Flowers sessile yellowish in short axillaries spikes, bracteoles minute. Fruit samara with 5-7 equal wings(3).

Flowers small, white. Fruit 2.3–3.5 cm long, fibrous woody, glabrous with 5 hard wings, striated with numerous curved veins. Flowering time April–July in Indian conditions. Seeds hard germination 50–76 days (50–60%)

Every parts useful medicinal properties Arjuna holds a reputed position in both Ayurvedic and Unani Systems of medicine. According to Ayurveda it is alexiteric, styptic, tonic, anthelmintic, and useful in fractures, ulcers, heart diseases, biliousness, urinary discharges, asthma, tumors, leucoderma, anemia, excessive prespiration etc. According to Unani system of medicine, it is used both externally and internally in gleets and urinary discharges. It is used as expectorant, aphrodisiac, tonic and diuretic.

Distribution: 

Common in almost every part of India. Grows well along bank of streams, rivers, ravines, dry water courses, reaching very large sizes on fertile alluvial loam.

Major Constituents:

Arjunic acid, Arjunin, Terminic acid, glycosides such Arjunoside I to IV.

Doshas effect:

Pacifies Pitta & Kapha Doshas.

Ayurvedic Properties:

Astringent, light, cold, pungent.

Healing power and curative properties:

To reduce the workload on the heart, lower blood pressure and improve Cholesterol profile. Ayurvedic practitioners consider Arjuna to be a cardio protective.

Arjuna comes from the bark of the Terminalia Arjuna tree. Arjuna is Ayurveda's primo Alternative Herbal Remedy for improving the health of the heart. Using Arjuna herb on a regular bases will strengthen the heart to it's optimum condition. Arjuna has been used for thousands of years for this purpose with no side effects. Arjuna Rasayana is especially good for the aged and can be used for all heart conditions. This herb contains unusually large quantities of calcium. Arjuna has been described as a Cardiac tonic named 'Nadisarjja' in ancient Indian scriptures.

Different Types:

Heart diseases can manifest in any of the three doshas (Vata, Pitta and Kapha). Vata types manifest more in old age where there is drying out of the tissue and harding of the arteries . Pitta types manifest with anger, irritability, excess ambition. Kapha types manifest with accumulation of mucus, fat and cholesterol which obstructs heart function. 

Ayurvedic supplements That contains Arjuna :

Arjunarishta

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