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Nirmatti, Terminalia arjuna

Terminalia arjuna is a tree of the genus Terminalia. The arjuna is about 20–25 metres tall; usually has a buttressed trunk, and forms a wide canopy at the crown, from which branches drop downwards.

Uses

Atherosclerosis, Coronary Artery Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Shortness of Breath, Angina Pectoris, Dyslipidemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Hemorrhages, Bone Fractures

Parts Used

Bark, Leaves.

Chemical Composition

Main chemical constitutes are tannins, triterpenoid saponins (arjunic acid, arjunolic acid, arjungenin and arjunic acid), flavonoids, gallic acid, ellagic acid and phytosterols.^[1]

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada
Hindi	Arjuna
Malayalam	Neer maruthu
Tamil	Maruda maram
Telugu	Thella maddi
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	Arjuna
English	Arjuna tree

Properties

Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.

Dravya

Rasa

Tikta (Bitter), Kashaya (Astringent)

Guna

Laghu (Light), Ruksha (Dry), Tikshna (Sharp)

Veerya

Ushna (Hot)

Vipaka

Katu (Pungent)

Karma

Kapha, Vata

Prabhava

Habit

Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Simple	alternate	Conical and oblong leaves. Leaves have a green color on the top and brown color below.

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Unisexual	2-4cm long	Yellow	5	Flowering Time is March and June

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
General	2 to 5 cm	Fruition Time Between September to November	It has fibrous woody fruits	many	{{{6}}}

Other features

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Where to get the saplings

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

Its fruit is dried in the sunlight and than stored up to 6 -12 months. Seeds are pretreated by soaking in the water for 48 hours before sowing in beds.^[3]

Commonly seen growing in areas

Humid areas, Red lateritic soils, Borders of forests, Fertile lateritic soils.

Photo Gallery

References

External Links

[chemical_composition-1] "Chemical Constituents"

[Leaf-2] "plant description"

[How_to_plant.2Fcultivate-3] "Cultivation methods"

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 ==Common names==
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+{{Common names|kn=|ml=Neer maruthu|sa=Arjuna|ta=Maruda maram|te=Thella maddi|hi=Arjuna|en=Arjuna tree}}
 ==Properties==