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 Terminalia arjuna 

Arjun

Scientific Name: Terminalia arjuna 

Common Name: Arjuna 

Family: Combretaceae 

Habit Type: Tree 

Leaves 

Leaves are oval, broad, taper towards the tip, green, and glossy. 

Bark 

Dark gray barks having horizontal lenticels. 

Flower 

Flowers are greenish-white occurring near the ends of branches. 

Fruit 

Fruits are large, round, and woody, with five thin flat wings along the side 

FACTS & MEDICINAL USES 

Arjuna, Terminalia arjuna, is an evergreen, deciduous tree growing up to 25 m tall and 2.5 m in trunk diameter. It is often buttressed with a wide canopy and its bark is smooth and gray. 

It is an important medicinal plant, plant parts are used as treatment for heart conditions and earaches. 

The seeds are edible. It is sometimes planted as shade trees in plantations. The bark and fruits contain tannins, which is of commercial value. 

The wood, very hard and not easy to work with, is commonly used in general construction and for making agricultural implements, mine props, carts, boats, and many others. 

It is also of value in helping to maintain a steady heartbeat 

Leaves 

Fresh leaf juice is used for the treatment of earache and bark powder for treating heart ailments 

Leaves also have many religious and tribal significance. 

Bark 

The bark of the tree contains a number of medically active ingredients, including tannins, flavonoids, sterols and triterpenoid saponins. 

The bark is a cardiac tonic, lowers blood pressure and reduces blood cholesterol levels 

The bark is taken internally to treat a range of heart conditions and seems to work best when blood supply to the heart is poor, as in angina and ischaemic heart disease.