Basonym of Drug
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Kakubha/Arjuna
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Main Synonym
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Indradru, kakubha, dhavala, parth, dhananjaya, nadisarja, viravriksha
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Regional Name
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Bengali : arjuna
Gujarati : sadado
Hindi : arjuna
Kannada : maddi
Tamil : belma, marudam patti
Telugu : tella maddi
English : Arjun tree
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Botanical Name
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Terminalia arjuna
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Family
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Combretaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Aacharya charaka : udarda prashamana, Kashaya skandha
Acharya Sushruta : nyagrodhadi, salsaradi gana
Acharya vagbhatta : asanadi, nyagrodhadi, viratarvadi gana
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External Morphology
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20-30 meter high tree
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Useful Parts
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Bark, fruit
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Arjunic acid, arjunolic acids, betulinic, and ellagic acid, tannin, arachidic stearate
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : kashya
Guna : Laghu, ruksha
Virya : shita
Vipaka : Katu
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Action
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Kaphapittahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Udardaprashamana (useful in urticaria), vranya (wound healing), bhagnasandhanaka (useful in fracture healing), trishnahara (reduce excessive thirst), hradrogahara (cardiotonic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Hridroga - decoction of bark powder with an equal part of water and cow milk is beneficial in cardiac diseases.
2. Vrana - a decoction is beneficial for cleaning chronic and non-healing wounds.
3. Kustha - arjuna is useful in skin diseases as an internal decoction and external as a bathing water.
4. Puyameha - arjuna and dhava decoction is useful to treat pyospermia.
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Dose
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Powder - 3-6 gm, decoction - 50-100 ml
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Formulations
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Arjunarista, parthadhyrista, arjuna ghrita, arjuna kshirapaka
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Adverse Effect
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Not Known
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Remedial Measure
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Not required
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Purification
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Not required
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