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===== ''Arjuna'' (Terminalia arjuna) =====

===== ''Arjuna'' (Terminalia arjuna) =====

Extract of T. arjuna could be used as a natural antioxidant and enhancing the phytosterol content in clarified butter. Antioxidant supplementation drastically improves sperm count and sperm motility. Some tribal communities of Assam, India use ''arjuna'' in cases of infertility as observed in an ethno-botanical survey. ''Arjuna'' bark is widely used to decrease level of serum triglycerides and cholesterol, recover the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL). As an anti-ischemic agent, it relieves myocardial necrosis, modulates platelet aggregation. It is an effective antioxidant. So, antioxidant properties of ''arjuna'' can be used to increase virility of a person.

Extract of T. arjuna could be used as a natural antioxidant and enhancing the phytosterol content in clarified butter. Antioxidant supplementation drastically improves sperm count and sperm motility.<ref>Wirleitner B, Dietary supplementation of antioxidants improves semen quality of IVF patients in terms of motility, sperm count, and nuclear vacuolization,Int J Vitam Nutr Res.  2012 Dec;82(6):391-8</ref> Some tribal communities of Assam, India use ''arjuna'' in cases of infertility as observed in an ethno-botanical survey.<ref>Deka j, Kalita J. C., Ethnobotanical important medicinal plants of Kamrup district, Assam, India, used in fertility treatment, International research journal of pharmacy, 2013, 4(3).</ref> ''Arjuna'' bark is widely used to decrease level of serum triglycerides and cholesterol, recover the level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL). As an anti-ischemic agent, it relieves myocardial necrosis, modulates platelet aggregation. It is an effective antioxidant.<ref>Sumitra M, Manikandan P, Kumar DA, Arutselvan N, Balakrishna K, Manohar BM, Puvanakrishnan R (2001). Experimental myocardial necrosis in rats: role of arjunolic acid on platelet aggregation, coagulation and antioxidant status. Mol. Cellular Biochem. 224: 135-142</ref> So, antioxidant properties of ''arjuna'' can be used to increase virility of a person.

All five ''Gana'' (''Shukrajanana, Jeevaniya, Brimhaniya, Balya'' and ''Kshira Samjanana'') as mentioned  in [[Sutra Sthana]] 4th chapter are used in [[Vajikarana]]. The drugs mentioned in these ''gana'' are mainly ''madhura, sheeta, mridu'' in nature and so by similarity in properties, they increase sperm quality. For example, ''meda'' is included in ''jeevaniya'' and ''shukrajanana gana''; ''payasya'' in ''brimhaniya'' and ''balya''; ''jeevanti'' in ''jeevaniya''; ''shali'' and ''shashtika'' in ''stanyajanana''. These drugs may act on higher center of the brain, i.e. the hypothalamus and limbic system. This may have anti-stress, adaptogenic actions, which helps to alleviate anxiety associated with sexual desire and performance. Administration of ''vajikarana rasayana'' viz. C. orchioides, A. longifolia and M. pruriens ethanolic extracts modulates the level of the pituitary hormones FSH and LH.

 

All five ''Gana'' (''Shukrajanana, Jeevaniya, Brimhaniya, Balya'' and ''Kshira Samjanana'') as mentioned  in [[Sutra Sthana]] 4th chapter are used in [[Vajikarana]]. The drugs mentioned in these ''gana'' are mainly ''madhura, sheeta, mridu'' in nature and so by similarity in properties, they increase sperm quality. For example, ''meda'' is included in ''jeevaniya'' and ''shukrajanana gana''; ''payasya'' in ''brimhaniya'' and ''balya''; ''jeevanti'' in ''jeevaniya''; ''shali'' and ''shashtika'' in ''stanyajanana''. These drugs may act on higher center of the brain, i.e. the hypothalamus and limbic system. This may have anti-stress, adaptogenic actions, which helps to alleviate anxiety associated with sexual desire and performance. Administration of ''vajikarana rasayana'' viz. C. orchioides, A. longifolia and M. pruriens ethanolic extracts modulates the level of the pituitary hormones FSH and LH.<ref>Chauhan NS, Saraf DK, Dixit VK. Effect of vajikaran rasayana herbs on pituitary–gonadal axis. Eur J Integr Med. 2010;2:89–91.</ref>

==== Current ''vajikarana'' formulations ====

==== Current ''vajikarana'' formulations ====