An Overview on Renowned Traditional Ancient Plant: Terminalia arjuna

There are many systems of medicine in the world and Ayurveda is one among them. This is one of the most ancient traditional system of medicine that are practiced in India. It deals with the health of the person and cures diseases. The main objective of this review was to explore knowledge regarding Arjuna. Now peoples are very protective towards their health, so they all wanted to use herbal plants, remedies, etc. to cure diseases and maintain their healthy lifestyle. Due to this, Ayurveda markets grows very rapidly and Ayurvedic products are in great demand. Arjuna is one of them. Botanically this plant is Terminalia arjuna (family–Combretaceae). Traditionally this plant is used in the treatment of cardiovascular disease (hridya roga). Classically this plant is known by various names i.e. Arjuna, Dhavala, Veervriksha, Partha etc. This plant is found throughout India and grows upto the height of 20 to 25m. Arjuna grows commonly in the banks of rivers, that’s why one of the synonyms is nadisarja. Major chemical constituents arjuna are hydrolysable tannins, triterpenoids acid, cardiac glycosides, flavonoids, phenolics, phytosterol, arjunolic acid, etc.