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Plant Terminalia arjuna (Combretaceae)

Common Names
Arjun; Arjuna
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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List of plant chemicals.
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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
N-HENTRIACONTANE 3 Fruit not available not available not available Ahmad, M. U., Mullah, K. B., Saha, K. C. 1982. Hentriacontane, Arachidic Stearate and Myristyl Oleate from the Fruits of Terminalia arjuna Bedd. J. Bangladesh Acad. Sci. 6 1/2: 61-65.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Flower not available 17.5 -0.78 Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Leaf not available 17.5 -0.83 Duke, 1992 *
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Root Bark not available 10.0 -1.00 Anjaneyulu, A. S. R., Rama Prasad, A. V. 1982. Chemical Examination of Roots of Terminalia arjuna (Roxb.) Wight & Arnot: Part I-Characterization of Two New Triterpenoid Glycosides. Indian J. Chem. 21B 6: 530-533.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Seed not available 17.5 1.00 Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
OLEANOLIC-ACID 64 Stem not available 17.5 -1.00 Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
OXALIC-ACID 9 Bark not available not available not available Bharadwaj, K., Chandra, V. 1983. Comparative Incidence of Calcium Oxalate as a Source of Oxalic Acid in Barks of Seven Species of Terminalia. Biol. Mem. 8 1/2: 54-62.
POTASSIUM-CHLORIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PROTEIN 0 Leaf not available 101000.0 -1.11 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
PSIDININ-C 0 Bark not available not available not available Lin, T. C., Ma, Y. T., Hsu, F. L. 1996. Tannins from the Bark of Terminalia arjuna. Zhonghua Yaoxue Zashi 48 1: 25-35.
PUNICALAGIN 12 Bark not available 97.6 not available Lin, T. C., Ma, Y. T., Hsu, F. L. 1996. Tannins from the Bark of Terminalia arjuna. Zhonghua Yaoxue Zashi 48 1: 25-35.
PUNICALIN 7 Bark not available 66.5 not available Lin, T. C., Ma, Y. T., Hsu, F. L. 1996. Tannins from the Bark of Terminalia arjuna. Zhonghua Yaoxue Zashi 48 1: 25-35.
PUNICALIN 7 Leaf not available not available not available Kandil, F. E., Nassar, M. I. 1998. A Tannin Anti-Cancer Promotor from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 47 8: 1567-1568.
QUERCETIN-7-O-RHAMNOSIDE 0 Fruit not available not available not available Singh, B., Pandey, V. B. 1995. Constituents of Terminalia arjuna Fruits. Orient. J. Chem. 11 2: 185-186.
SUGARS 0 Fruit not available 57500.0 -0.65 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TANNIN 35 Bark not available 158000.0 0.15 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TANNIN 35 Fruit 70000.0 120000.0 0.25 ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
TERCHEBULIN 0 Bark not available 174.6 not available Lin, T. C., Ma, Y. T., Hsu, F. L. 1996. Tannins from the Bark of Terminalia arjuna. Zhonghua Yaoxue Zashi 48 1: 25-35.
TERFLAVIN-C 0 Bark not available 36.1 not available Lin, T. C., Ma, Y. T., Hsu, F. L. 1996. Tannins from the Bark of Terminalia arjuna. Zhonghua Yaoxue Zashi 48 1: 25-35.
TERMINIC-ACID 0 Root not available 100.0 not available Anjaneyulu, A. S. R., Prasad, A. V. R. 1983. Chemical Examination of the Roots of Terminalia arjuna. Part 3. Structure of Terminic Acid, a Dihydroxytriterpene Carboxylic Acid from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 22 4: 993-998.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiproliferant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiproliferative 1 Huang, H-C., Wang, H-R., and Hsieh, L-M. 1993. Antiproliferative effect of baicalein, a flavonoid from a Chinese herb, on vascular smooth muscle cell. European J. of Pharmacology 251: 91-93, 1994.
Antiprostaglandin 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiproteolytic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antipyretic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiradicular 3 Duke, 1992 *
Antirenitic 1 Uchida, U., Ohta, H., Niwa, M., Mori, A., Nonaka, G-i., Nishioka, I., and Zaki, M. 1989. Prolongation of Life Span of Stroke-Prone Spontaneously Hypertensive Rats (SHRSP) Ingesting Persimmon Tannin. Chem. Pharm. Bull. 38(4): 1049-1052, 1990.
Antiretroviral 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiReye's 1 Martindale's 29th
Antisarcomic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antiseptic 5 Duke, 1992 *
Antispasmodic 3 =ICMR(Indian Council of Medical Research).1976.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.1.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambridge Printing Works, New Delhi.487 pp;ICMR.1987.Medicinal Plants of India.Vol.2.Indian Council of Med. Res.Cambr. Printing Works,New Delhi.600pp
Antistaphylococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antistreptococcic 1 Duke, 1992 *
AntiTGF-beta 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithrombotic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Antithyroid 1 Jim Duke's personal files.
Antitoxin (Strychnine) 1 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.