Arjuna Herb Information

Latin Name : Terminalia Arjuna, Pentaptera glabra, Pentaptera angustifolia

Common Name : Terminalia Arjuna, White Murdah

Ayurvedic Name : Arjuna Myrobalan, Arjun, Arjuna

Family : Combretaceae

Habitat : Terminalia arjuna is a deciduous tropical woody tree growing to a height of 60-90 feet and is found in India and Ceylon. The thick, white-to-pinkish-gray bark has been used in India's native Ayurvedic medicine.

Part used : Bark, Extract. Bark contains tannin including GLUCO TANNIC ACID. Bark is an astringent, cardiac stimulant, tonic.

Terminalia Arjuna has main constituents like tannins, triterpenoid saponins (arjunic acid, arjunolic acid, arjungenin, arjunglycosides), flavonoids (arjunone, arjunolone, luteolin), gallic acid, ellagic acid, oligomeric proanthocyanidins (OPCs), phytosterols, calcium, magnesium, zinc, and copper.1,2

Remedies For : Cardiac stimulant, Rejuvenative, Astringent, Hemostatic.

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