Arjuna
Botanical Name: Terminalia arjuna
Family: Combretaceae
Other Names: Arjun myrobalan, terminalia cuneata roth
Description: Large evergreen tree, drooping branches. Bark: smooth, pink-grey Leaves: large, elliptical Flowers: cup shaped in spikes. Fruits: ovoid up to 5cm
Native to: Northern Asia
Parts Used: Bark, fruit
Constituents: Triterpenes, the arjunosides I-IV, arjunin, arjunetic, friedelin, arjunctine, arjunic, arjunolic, oleanolic acids. Flavonoids –arjunolene, arjunone. Polyphenols –gallocatechol, epigallocatechol, catechol