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[[File:800px-Terminalia arjuna 07a.JPG|thumb|right|'' Nirmatti'', ''Terminalia arjuna'']]
== Description Uses=={{Uses|Atherosclerosis}}, {{Uses|Coronary Artery Disease}}, {{Uses|Myocardial Infarction}}, {{Uses|Shortness of Breath}}, {{Uses|Angina Pectoris}}, {{Uses|Dyslipidemia}}, {{Uses|Hypercholesterolemia}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Bone Fractures}} ==Parts Used=={{Parts Used|Dried Folaige}}, {{Parts Used|Whole herb}}. ==Chemical Composition==Main chemical constitutes are tannins, triterpenoid saponins (arjunic acid, arjunolic acid, arjungenin and arjunic acid), flavonoids, gallic acid, ellagic acid and phytosterols.<ref name="chemical composition"/> ==Common names=={{Common names|kn=|ml=NEER MARUTHU|sa=ARJUNA, ARJUN|ta=MARUDHA MARAM|te=THELLA MADDI|hi=ARJUNA, ARJUN|en=ARJUNA, ARJUN 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=={{Habit|Tree}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|Simple|alternate|Conical and oblong leaves. Leaves have a green color on the top and brown color below.}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|Yellow|5|Flowering Time is March and June}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|General|2 to 5 cm|Fruition Time Between September to November|It has fibrous woody fruits|many}} ===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=={{Propagation|Seeds}}, {{Propagation|Cuttings}}. ==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.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|humid areas}}, {{Commonly seen|fertile and red lateritic soils}}, {{Commonly seen|Borders of forests and fields}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Anjantree.JPG Bark - Terminalia arjuna - Indian Botanic Garden - Howrah 2013-03-31 5734.JPG </gallery> ==References== <references><ref name="deschemical composition">[http://www.motherherbs.com/terminalia-arjuna-extract.html "Chemical Constituents"]</ref> <ref name="Leaf">[https://www.ayurtimes.com/terminalia-arjuna-arjun-tree/ "plant description"]</ref> <ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.ecoindia.com/flora/trees/arjun-tree.html "Arjun TreeCultivation methods"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2225411016000262 Medicinal properties of Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.: A review]* [https://examine.com/supplements/terminalia-arjuna/ Summary of Terminalia arjuna]* [http://www.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/speciesprofile.php?Spid=18136 Terminalia arjuna on world agro forestry.org]
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