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| ARJUNA: A well known Heart tonic |
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English : Arjuna
Hindi : Arjuna
Latin : Terminalia Arjuna Roxb (Combretaceae)
Marathi : Arjuna |
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Arjuna is a well-known heart tonic, as it possesses the special properties of strengthening the muscles of heart. Vagbhata, an eminent physician of ancient India , was the first to prescribe bark of this tree for heart diseases. Later, Chakradatta and Bhavamishra endorsed it as a heart tonic and used it in heart diseases. They recommended its use either as a decoction with milk ( Arjunakshirapaka ) or as a ghrita, a preparation with ghee or clarified butter ( Arjuna-siddhaghrita ).
Arjuna tree is indigenous to India , grows 20-25 metres in height, evergreen, large with buttressed trunk and spreading crown with drooping branches. The flowers bloom in autumn and the plant bears fruits in winter. The fruits are ovoid or oblong with 5-7 short, wings. The plant sheds its bark once in a year like the snake's skin. Arjuna is the best known rasayana for the heart. |
| Parts Used: Bark skin (inner) |
Ayurvedic Properties:
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Taste - Astringent |
Post digestive effect - Pungent |
Potency - Very Cold |
Attributes - Light and dry |
Dosha - Alleviates Kapha & Pitta , aggravates Vata . |
Actions - Strengthens the muscles of heart, arrests bleeding, useful in treating diabetes and obesity. |
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Arjuna is the drug of choice in treating cardiac debility. Apart from heart diseases, the medicinal wine- Arjunarishta, prepared from Arjuna bark, dhataki (Woodfordia fruiticosa) and manuka -black raisins, is also used to treat bleeding piles, leucorrhoea, convalescent patients etc. in the dosage 2-4 teaspoons twice a day. |
| External Uses: |
• The powder made of equal quantities of Arjuna flowers, Jambu leaves and Lodhra bark is applied to remove body odour cause by perspiration.
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• The bark ground to a paste with water, applied on the sites of fractures, promote their early healing. |
• The paste applied heals the wounds, especially, diabetic. |
• Apply the paste of Arjuna by itself or in combination with other herbs, with milk. It reduces pimples (acne). |
• Mix Arjuna bark powder and Manjustha (Rubia cordifolia) root powder, with honey. Apply it to the face. It removes the black spots and face becomes lotus-like. |
• Arjuna twig is also used for teeth-cleansing. |
| SECTION OF HERBS |
Potentization of medicinal herbs is not just a physical or chemical matter. It requires strengthening the prana or life force or the herbs, which in turn requires an act of consciousness. It cannot be done by mechanical methods alone. |
Medicinal herbs vary in their general properties, particularly by degree, according to how the herb is grown, prepared and combined. Miraculous medicinal powers can be found in very ordinary herbs when they are specially grown and prepared. All natural medicinal herbs are vehicles of prana or cosmic healing power. |
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