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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Terminalia arjuna (Combretaceae)

Common Names
Arjun; Arjuna
How this plant is used
Medicinal

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Chemical Name Activity Count Plant Part Low Parts Per Million High Parts Per Million Standard Deviation Reference
TERMINIC-ACID 0 Root Bark 2.0 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.
TERMINOIC-ACID 0 Bark 40.0 Ahmad, M. U., Mullah, K. B., Norin, T., Ulla, J. K. 1983. Terminoic Acid, a New Trihydroxytriterpene Carboxylic Acid from Bark of Terminalia arjuna. Indian J. Chem. 22B 8: 738-740.
TERMINOIC-ACID 0 Plant J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
TERMINOLITIN 0 Fruit 19.3 Singh, B., Singh, V. P., Pandey, V. B., Rucker, G. 1995. A New Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Planta Med. 61 6: 576-577.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antiproliferant 1 *
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 *
Antiprostatadenomic 1 Merck 11th Edition
Antiprostatitic 1 *
Antiproteolytic 1 *
Antipyretic 2 Huang, K. C. 1993. The Pharmacology of Chinese Herbs. CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL 388 pp.
Antiradicular 3 *
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 *
AntiReye's 1 Martindale's 29th
Antisarcomic 1 *
Antiseptic 5 *
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 *
Antistreptococcic 1 *
AntiTGF-beta 1 *
Antithrombotic 1 *
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.