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1. Acharya Deshabhushan Ayurvedic medical College and hospital bedkihal – shamanewadi Subject: DRAVYA GUNA Topic: ARJUNA

2. ARJUNA

3. General description: Botanical name: Terminalia arjuna Family: combratacea Synonyms: Habitat Nadisarja: commonly grows on river bank Morphology Davala and swetavaha: Bark is white in colour

4. Sapana: Large tree with spreading branches Madhugandi prasunaka : Flowers are sweet scented Kakubha: A large tree covers large area Actions and properties: Indradu: Tree which is a very potent medicine Devasaala: Tree with strong action Veer ruksha: A potent tree Hrudroga vairi: very useful for cardiac problems Swashaneshwara : Relieves swasa

5. Vernacular names: English: white murdah Hindi: Arjun Kannada: Bilimatti Marathi: Arjun HABITAT: Arjuna is found in naturally growing plant in the dense forests throughout India . Arjuna can be successfully raised by sowing seeds

6. Classification of Dravya Charak : udardaprasamana varga Susruta: Nyagrodhadi gana,salasaradi gana Bh.pr.Ni: vatadi varga 26-27

7. Morphology A large tree with huge buttressed trunk and horizontal spreading branches

8. Bark: Smooth gray, flaking off in large flat pieces. Sapwood is reddish white and heart wood is brown Leaves: Simple, opposite, oblong or elliptical oblong,hard often in equilateral margin, apex obtuse base rounded Pale dull green above ,pale brown beneath Reticulate venation

9. Inflorescence: Short axillary spikes or terminal panicles Flowers: They are small cup shaped sessile white creamy or greenish white and strongly honey scented

10. Fruit: Drupe,2.5-5cm in diameter, ovoid or obovoid oblong , fibrous,woody , glabrous,dark brown with 5 hard projecting wings

11. Part used : Bark RASA PANCHAKA: Rasa: kashaya Guna : Laghu,Ruksha Vipaka: katu Virya: sheeta Prabhava: Hrdya Doshakarma : kapha pitta shamaka Kaphahara because of kashaya rasa and Katu vipaka Pittahara because of kashaya rasa and shita virya

12. Karma(Actions): Hrudya , vranahara , Artighna , Bhagna , sandhanakara , Raktapittahara Pharmacological actions: Cardiotonic , Antidysentric,Diuretic , Antihypertensive Therapeutic indications: Hrudroga,Medoroga,prameha,trushna,Kshaya,Raktapitta , bhagna

13. AMAYIKA PRAYOGA (Therapeutic indications) 1.HRDROGA (Cardiac diseases) Arjuna and godhuma are mixed together and cooked with oil,ghee , jaggery and milk. This is beneficial in cardiac disorders

14. 2. Sukrameha ( spermaturia ) The decoction of Arjuna is very useful in sukrameha

15. 3.Twak roga (skin diseases) Application of kalka prepared from Arjuna twak and honey is useful in vyanga

16. BHAGNA (Fracture): Powder of Arjuna,Laksha and guggulu mixed with ghee and taken internally which promotes union in fracture. During this treatment patient should be on milk diet

17. Matra Kwatha (decoction):60-100ml Curna (powder):3-6g Kshirapaka ( decoction with milk):20-30ml Active phytoconstituents : Hydrolysable tannis (15%), Triterpenoid saponin,Arjunolic acid,beta-sitosterol,Ellagic acid, Arjunic acid,Arjunine,Arjunetinc , calcium, Aluminium and Magnesium

18. FORMULATIONS Arjuna ghrta Arjuna twak churna Arjunadi sidda kshira Parthadyarista Arjunadi taila Kakubhadi vati Sarivadi vati Kakubhadi curna