Arjuna

Names

Common Names

• arjun
• kumbuk
• white murdh
• Arjun tree

Regional and Traditional Names

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Terminalia cuneata
• Pentaptera angustifolia
• Myrobalanus cuneata
• Pentaptera obovata
• Terminalia berryi
• Pentaptera glabra
• Terminalia crenulata var. roxburghii
• Terminalia ovalifolia
• Terminalia glabra
• Terminalia psidiifolia
• Pentaptera arjuna

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta, falling under the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae. Within the order Myrtales, it is classified under the family Combretaceae. Specifically, Terminalia arjuna is identified by the genus Terminalia.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a wide geographical distribution spanning across several distinct regions. Within the Indian Subcontinent, it is commonly found in areas such as Assam and Bangladesh. Its presence also extends into East Asia, specifically throughout China Southeast. Moving toward the Western Indian Ocean, the species can be located on the island of Mauritius. Additionally, the plant is known to inhabit the island of Rodrigues within the same oceanic region.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Terminalia arjuna has 92 reported phytochemicals identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Arjunic acid, arjungenin, Arjunetin, Flavonoids, Tannins.

Arjunic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
3. Journal of Asian natural products research
4. Indian heart journal
5. Phytochemical analysis : PCA

arjungenin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
3. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
4. Journal of chromatographic science
5. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology

Arjunetin

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
3. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
4. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
5. Biomolecules

Flavonoids

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM
3. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
4. Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine
5. Heliyon

Tannins

1. Indian heart journal
2. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
3. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
4. Asian Pacific journal of tropical biomedicine
5. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Arjunolic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical analysis
3. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
4. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
5. Biomolecules

ellagic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of chromatographic science
3. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology
4. International journal of food sciences and nutrition
5. Indian journal of experimental biology

Gallic acid

1. Dr. Duke
2. Journal of chromatographic science
3. BMC complementary medicine and therapies
4. Journal of ethnopharmacology
5. Phytomedicine : international journal of phytotherapy and phytopharmacology

arjunglucoside I

1. Dr. Duke
2. Phytochemical analysis : PCA
3. The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology
4. Biomolecules

triterpenoids

1. Pharmaceuticals (Basel, Switzerland)
2. Journal of nanoscience and nanotechnology
3. Journal of ethnopharmacology
4. Current pharmaceutical design

Activities

Terminalia arjuna has 261 reported activities identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antioxidant, Cardioprotective, Cardiotonic, Antibacterial, Antihypertensive.

Most Reported Activities

Medicinal Uses

Terminalia arjuna has 78 reported medicinal uses identified across 20 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported uses include coronary artery disease, heart failure, atherosclerosis, cardiovascular diseases, hyperlipidemia.

Most Reported Uses

Preparations