An overview of Terminalia arjuna: Chemistry and pharmacological profile Academic Article

abstract

• Terminalia arjuna (arjuna) has been used widely as medicine in Ayurvedic system of medicine. The chemical constituents reported from this plant belong to different classes such as tannins, triterpenoid glycosides, cardenolides, sapogenins, flavanoids, phenolics, phytosterols and salt of calcium, magnesium and zinc. Arjuna has a number of medicinal uses. Many of which have been verified and expanded by scientific methods. This review article summarizes the chemistry and pharmacological profile of arjuna.

authors

• Rahman, Ziyaur

published proceedings

• Indian Drugs

author list (cited authors)

• Rahman, Z., Kohli, K., Khar, R. K., Lamba, H. S., Rathour, A., & Pahwa, R.

complete list of authors

• Rahman, Z||Kohli, K||Khar, RK||Lamba, HS||Rathour, A||Pahwa, R

publication date

• January 2004

published in

• Indian Drugs  Journal

start page

• 641

end page

• 649

volume

• 41

issue

• 11