Botanical Name : Terminalia arjuna (Roxb) W&A

Family : Combreteaceae

SANSKRIT SYNONYMS

Arjuna, Kukubha, Partha, Viravriksha, Nadisarja,

AYURVEDIC PROPERTIES

Rasa : Kashaya, Tikta

Guna : Lakhu, Rooksha

Virya : Seeta

PLANT NAME IN DIFFERENT LANGUAGES

English : Arjun terminalia, White murda

Hindi : Arjuna, Kahu

Malayalam : Neermaruthu

DESCRIPTION

Moderate sized deciduous tree grows up to 20 meters in height. It Shedds its skin in time to time and after shedding the wood is white. Leaves simple, subopposite oblong, crenulate and coriaceous. Flowers white, seen in panicles of spikes. Fruits ovoid of oblong, with 5-7 wings. Flowering season starts form April-May months.

MEDICINAL PROPERTIES

Plant pacifies vitiated kapha, pitta, skin diseases, poison, fever, wound and promote the re-union of fractured bone.

Useful part : Bark