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[[File:800px-Terminalia arjuna 07a.JPG|thumb|right|'' Nirmatti'', ''Terminalia arjuna'']]
'''Terminalia arjuna''' is a tree of the genus Terminalia. The arjuna is about grows upto 20–25 metres tall; usually . Usually has a buttressed trunk, and forms a wide canopy at the crown, from which branches drop downwards.This plant is belongs to Cobretaceae family.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Atherosclerosis}}, {{Uses|Coronary Artery Diseaseartery disease}}, {{Uses|Myocardial Infarctioninfarction}}, {{Uses|Shortness of Breathbreath}}, {{Uses|Angina Pectorispectoris}}, {{Uses|Dyslipidemia}}, {{Uses|HypercholesterolemiaHyper cholesterol}}, {{Uses|Hemorrhages}}, {{Uses|Bone Fractures}}.<ref name="Uses"/>
==Parts Used==
{{Parts Used|Bark}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}.
===How to use===
* Cut out a slice of the bark to use. A thin slice of 2mm to 5mm should do.
* Terminalia Arjuna usually sheds a thin layer of its bark in the run up to summer. This is not to be mistaken with the bark that is used for medicinal purpose.
==Chemical Composition==
==Common names==
{{Common names|kn=Kere matti|ml=Neer maruthu|sa=Arjuna|ta=Maruda maram|te=Thella maddi|hi=Arjuna|en=Arjuna tree}}
==Properties==
==Identification==
===Leaf===
{{Leaf|Simple|alternateOpposite|Conical and oblong leaves. Leaves have a green color on the top and brown color below.}}.<ref name="Leaf"/>
===Flower===
===Fruit===
{{Fruit|General|2 to 5 cm|Fruition Time Between September to November|It has fibrous woody fruits|manyMany}}
===Other features===
==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used==
==Where to get the saplings==
==Mode of Propagation==
{{Propagation|Seeds}}.
==Season to grow==
Seeds are sown in nursery beds in early summer.<ref name="Season to grow"/>
==Soil type required==
The tree prefers alluvial loamy or black cotton soils.<ref name="Soil type required"/>
==Ecosystem/Climate==
Under natural conditions in India Terminalia arjuna grows along streams and rivers, from sea-level up to 1200 m altitude.<ref name="Ecosystem/Climate"/>
==How to plant/cultivate==
==Photo Gallery==
<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">
Bark with Immature Oriental Magpie Robin I IMG 7827.jpg
Flowers with Sykes's warbler I IMG 1880.jpg
Fruit I IMG 9577.jpg
Kosa Silk Culture at Raigarh.jpg
(Terminalia Arjuna) tree at Vivekananda park in Kakinada.jpg
Bark - Terminalia arjuna - Indian Botanic Garden - Howrah 2013-03-31 5734.JPG
</gallery>
==References==
<references>
<ref name="chemical 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="Uses">Karnataka Aushadhiya Sasyagalu By Dr.Maagadi R Gurudeva, Page no:175</ref><ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://www.ecoindia.com/flora/trees/arjun-tree.html Cultivation methods]</ref><ref name="Soil type required">[https://www.echarak.in/echarak/templates/Terminalia%20arjuna%20%20Wt.%20and%20Arn..pdf Soil type required]</ref><ref name="Season to grow">[https://vikaspedia.in/agriculture/crop-production/package-of-practices/medicinal-and-aromatic-plants/terminalia-arjuna Season to grow]</ref><ref name="Ecosystem/Climate">[https://uses.plantnet-project.org/en/Terminalia_arjuna_(PROTA)#:~:text=Under%20natural%20conditions%20in%20India,(pH%208.5%E2%80%9310.5). Ecology]</ref></references>
==External Links==
[[Category:Herbs]]
[[Category:Combretaceae]]
