| Terminalia Arjuna is an herb that has proven its worth | | | | been seen in patients who suffer from hypertension |
| in heart related illness. No matter what kind of heart | | | | and by regular use of Arjuna has derived great |
| disease a person suffers from, it is given blindly in any | | | | benefits out of it. |
| of the heart diseases to derive benefit. Arjuna is | | | | · It nourishes heart muscles, which is very helpful in |
| powerful heart stimulant, which has a sure shot effect | | | | regular expansion and contraction of heart. |
| on heart ailments. | | | | · It helps in both vasoconstriction as well as |
| A very commonly seen tree in India, and is available | | | | vasodilatation that make the vessels flexible there by |
| everywhere. A tree that can reach a height of about | | | | making it very much helpful for proper functioning of |
| 60 80 ft has a trunk, which is smooth in texture with | | | | circulatory system. |
| white appearance from out side and reddish from | | | | · It helps in marinating normal density of blood thereby |
| inside. Plant part used is bark. It is usually founding | | | | avoiding all the risk factors to heart. |
| abundance in places near Himalayan region, on the | | | | Till now you just have read on action of Arjuna on |
| banks of river or the area well connected with | | | | heart related ailments but ayurveda has mentioned |
| underground water system. | | | | many other actions of Arjuna. Following are the |
| Arjuna possesses sheet virya i.e. cold potency. It | | | | important actions that Arjuna has on our bodies. |
| possesses laghu (light) and ruksh (dry) properties. It has | | | | · It works as wonderful wound healer. It has been |
| abundance of kashaya (astringent) Rasa. The | | | | used extensively by ayurvedic doctors to treat and |
| extracts from the bark contains arjunetosides, | | | | heal fractures of bones, ligaments, and muscular |
| arjunetin, fridelin, triterpene glycoside, oleanolic and | | | | sprains etc. Local applications on these kinds of |
| arjunic acids and cardenolide. Besides this there is | | | | problems give very satisfying results. |
| presence of tannins, calcium, magnesium and aluminium. | | | | · A very good remedy in applying it locally on burned |
| Antioxidants like flavones tannins, oligomric | | | | area, with excellent curing power. |
| proanthocyanidins are also present. | | | | · It has been used in wounds and injuries to prevent |
| Due to presence of kashaya, laghu, ruksh properties it | | | | blood loss as it helps in clot formations. |
| suppresses kapha. As the herb is sheet virya i.e. of | | | | · As is very helpful in dysentery i.e. bloody diarrhea. |
| cold potency, it is helpful in suppressing pitta. Therefore | | | | · It has been found very useful in tubercular cough by |
| it is really beneficial in disorders caused by kapha and | | | | stopping blood in cough and healing the ruptured |
| pitta aggravation. | | | | arteries in lungs. |
| Role of Arjuna in heart related disorders: | | | | · It has also been found really effective in epistaxis |
| · By regular use of Arjuna it has been seen that it | | | | and hemorrhages. |
| provides a significant cardiac protection in myocardial | | | | · Good results have also been seen in gonorrhea. |
| infarction commonly known as heart attack. | | | | · It helps in suppressing painful micturation and |
| · It has also been found that it helps in vasodilatation | | | | maintains normal urine flow. |
| of blood vessels in chronic smokers. | | | | · Very good remedy in leucorrhoea as it possesses |
| · It has been seen that Arjuna is of great benefit in | | | | the properties that are helpful in curbing aggravating |
| lowering cholesterol levels and then maintain it to | | | | kapha and leucorrhoea, as it is a disease that is |
| normal levels. | | | | caused by kapha imbalance. |
| · Wonderful results have also been seen in patients | | | | · It also acts as antipyretic therefore finds its use in |
| suffering from ischaemic heart disease. | | | | bringing back the body temperature to normal. |
| · It has also proved its presence in patients who | | | | · It works as a wonderful antioxidant therefore helps |
| suffers from angina. | | | | in stopping early aging signs and helps in maintaing |
| · It helps in dissolving the plaque formed in the arteries | | | | youth. |
| therefore gives a benefit in artheosclerosis. | | | | · Helps in regaining strength and removes general |
| · Significant decrease in blood pressure has also | | | | body weakness. |