Talk:Arjuna
Terminalia arjuna
| Section/Chapter | Herb database/Arjuna |
|---|---|
| Botanical name(s) | Terminalia arjuna |
| Family | Combretaceae |
| Availability | Available |
| Contributors | -- |
| Year of publication | 2024 |
| Publisher | Charak Samhita Research, Training and Skill Development Centre |
| DOI | Awaited |
English name
Arjuna tree
Therapeutic Use
Obesity (medoroga), wound management (vrana), heart diseases (hridroga), loss fof strength due to injury (kshatakshaya), obstinate urinary disorders including diabetes mellitus (prameha), thirst (trishna), melasma (vyanga)
Other varieties / other botanical names
- Terminalia paniculata
- Terminalia tomentosa
- Sterculia urens
Identification Characters
Dhavala – Bark is white in colour. Shvetavaha - Bark is white in colour. Sarpana – Large tree with spreading barks. Madhugandhiprasunaka– Flowers are sweet scented. Kakubha – Large tree covers large area. Nadisarja – Commonly grows near river banks.
Synonyms in Charak Samhita
Arjuna(means the white one, clear), Dhava, Kakubha(a large tree covers large area), Indradru(tree which is a very potent medicine), Nadisarja(commonly grows on river banks), Dhavala(bark in white in colour), Partha, Shweta Vaha(it has whitish outer bark)
Synonyms in Bhavaprakasha Nighantu1
Kakubha, Arjuna, Nadisarja, Indradu, Viravriksha, Vira, Dhavala
Ayurvedic pharmacological properties
| Sr.no. | Pharmacological criteria | Properties |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Taste (rasa) | Astringent (kashaya) |
| 2 | Potency (veerya) | Cold (sheeta) |
| 3 | Post digestion effect (vipaka) | Pungent (katu) |
| 4 | Qualities (Guna) | Light (laghu), Rough (ruksha) |
| 5 | Actions (karma) | Pacify Kapha and Pitta |
| 6 | Extra ordinary effect (prabhava) | Cardiac tonic (hridya) |
Reference in Charak Samhita and its actions
| Sr.no. | Reference in Charak Samhita | Activity |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 3/5 | Siddhatama churna pradeha(local application in powder form) |
| 2 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 4/9(43) | Sheetaprashaman mahakashaya(ingredient of group of herbs for pacifying cold) |
| 3 | Cha.Sa.Sutra Sthana 5/73 | Danta pavana(recommended for use in teeth-cleansing) |
| 4 | Cha.Sa.Vimana Sthana 8/144 | Kashaya-skandha(ingredient of group of astringent drugs) |
| 5 | Cha.Sa.Kalpa Sthana 1/8 | Deshavichara (jangal desha )(kakubh) |
| 6 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 2/3/4 | For Cows |
| 7 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 3/258 | As an ingredient of Chandanadhya taila. |
| 8 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/27 | Used for making decoction in Kaphaj prameh |
| 9 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/31 | Used for making decoction in Pittaj prameh |
| 10 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 6/38 | Trikantakadhya Tail/Ghrit in Vata-kaphaj prameh |
| 11 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 8/129 | Ingredient in Atisar nashak Khad-yush |
| 12 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/95 | Used as Patra-aachhadana on vrana. |
| 13 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 25/113 | Used for tvak janana. |
| 14 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/98 | As an ingredient of Udumbaravleha. |
| 15 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 26/272 | As an ingredient ofMahaneela taila. |
| 16 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana29/141 | Used in formulation of Erandamuladi pralepa. |
| 17 | Cha.Sa.Chikitsa Sthana 30/92 | As an ingredient of Pushyanuga churna. |
Dose
3 – 6 gm of the drug in powder form.
Important Formulations
- Parthadyarishta
- Nagarjunabhra Rasa
- Arjuna Ghrita
Current availability
Available
- In India – Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odissa, West Bengal
- Out of India – Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Malaysia, Indonesia, Kenya, Africa, Australia, South America
Current researches
This article is under development
