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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
(+)-CATECHOL 4 Bark Madhusudanamma, W., Sastry, K. N. S., Rao, V. S. S., Reddy, K. K. 1980. Isolation of Flavan-3-ols from Terminalia arjuna Bark. Leather Sci (Madras) 27: 199-200.
(+)-GALLOCATECHOL 0 Bark Madhusudanamma, W., Sastry, K. N. S., Rao, V. S. S., Reddy, K. K. 1980. Isolation of Flavan-3-ols from Terminalia arjuna Bark. Leather Sci (Madras) 27: 199-200.
(+)-LEUCOCYANIDIN 0 Bark Row, L. R. 1970. Chemical Examination of Terminalia Species. XIII. Isolation aand Structure Determination of Arjunetin from Terminalia arjuna. Indian J. Chem. 8: 772.
(+)-LEUCODELPHINIDIN 0 Heart Wood 500.0 Row, L. R., Subba, Rao, G. S. R. 1962. Chemistry of Terminalia Species. Part IV. Chemical Examination of T. arjuna: Isolation of Arjunolic Acid Saponin and (+) Leucodelphinidin. J. Indian Chem. Soc. 39: 89.
(+)-LEUCODELPHINIDIN 0 Wood ANON. 1948-1976. The Wealth of India raw materials. Publications and Information Directorate, CSIR, New Delhi. 11 volumes.
1,2,3,4,6-PENTAGALLOYLGLUCOSE 0 Leaf Kandil, F. E., Nassar, M. I. 1998. A Tannin Anti-Cancer Promotor from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 47 8: 1567-1568.
2',4',5,7-TETRAHYDROXYFLAVONE 0 Fruit 4.0 Nagar, A., Gujral, V. K., Gupta, S. R. 1979. A New Flavone from Terminalia arjuna Fruits. Phytochemistry 18: 1245-.
2,3(S)-HHDP-6-O-GALLOYL-D-GLUCOSE 0 Bark 27.6 Lin, T. C., Ma, Y. T., Hsu, F. L. 1996. Tannins from the Bark of Terminalia arjuna. Zhonghua Yaoxue Zashi 48 1: 25-35.
2,3(S)-HHDP-D-GLUCOSIDE 0 Bark 190.3 Lin, T. C., Ma, Y. T., Hsu, F. L. 1996. Tannins from the Bark of Terminalia arjuna. Zhonghua Yaoxue Zashi 48 1: 25-35.
2,3,4,6-TETRAGALLOYL-GLUCOSE 0 Leaf Kandil, F. E., Nassar, M. I. 1998. A Tannin Anti-Cancer Promotor from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 47 8: 1567-1568.
8-HYDROXY-HEXADECANOIC-ACID 0 Root Bark 50.0 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.
AFRORMOSIN 3 Fruit Singh, B., Pandey, V. B. 1995. Constituents of Terminalia arjuna Fruits. Orient. J. Chem. 11 2: 185-186.
ARACHIDIC-STEARATE 0 Fruit 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.
ARJUNAGENIN 0 Bark 12.0 Honda, T., Murae, T., Tsuyuki, T., Takahashi, T., Sawai, M. 1976. Arjungenin, Arjunglucoside I, and Arjunglucoside II, a New Triterpene and New Triterpene Glucosides from Terminalia arjuna. Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan 49: 3213-.
ARJUNETIN 0 Bark 1100.0 1600.0 *
ARJUNETIN 0 Leaf Chauhan, S. M. S., Parkash, S., Kaushik, R. 1997. Isolation of 3-beta-hydroxyolean-12-ene and Related Triterpenoids from the Leaves of Terminalia arjuna. Indian J. Chem. 36B 3: 297-298.
ARJUNETIN 0 Root Bark 10.0 Anjaneyulu, A. S. R., Rama Prasad, A. V. 1982. Chemical Examination of the Roots of Terminalia arjuna-The Structures of Arjunoside 3 and Arjunoside 4, Two New Triterpenoid Glycosides. Phytochemisty 21: 2057-2060.
ARJUNGENIN 0 Bark *
ARJUNGLUCOSIDE I 0 Bark 280.0 Honda, T., Murae, T., Tsuyuki, T., Takahashi, T., Sawai, M. 1976. Arjungenin, Arjunglucoside I, and Arjunglucoside II, a New Triterpene and New Triterpene Glucosides from Terminalia arjuna. Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan 49: 3213-.
ARJUNGLUCOSIDE I 0 Root Bark 3.0 Anjaneyulu, A. S. R., Rama Prasad, A. V. 1982. Chemical Examination of the Roots of Terminalia arjuna-The Structures of Arjunoside 3 and Arjunoside 4, Two New Triterpenoid Glycosides. Phytochemisty 21: 2057-2060.
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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Antitumor 8 *
Antitumor (brain) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Breast) 2 Madhavi, D. L., Bomser, J., Smith, M., Singletary, K. 1998. Isolation of Bioactive Constituents from Vaccinium myrtillus (Bilberry) Fruits and Cell Cultures. Plant Sci., 131(1): 95-103.
Antitumor (Cervix) 1 *
Antitumor (Colon) 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Kidney) 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Lung) 3 *
Antitumor (Ovary) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Pancreas) 2 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Skin) 1 *
Antitumor (Stomach) 1 Chiang, L. C., Chiang, W., Chang, M. Y., Ng, L. T., Lin, C. C. 2003. Antileukemic activity of selected natural products in Taiwan. Am J Chin Med, 31(1):37-46.
Antitumor (Thyroid) 1 *
Antitumor-Promoter 2 *
Antitussive 1 *
Antiulcer 4 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Antiviral 8 Leung, A. Y. and Foster, S. 1995. Encyclopedia of Common Natural Ingredients 2nd Ed. John Wiley & Sons, New York. 649 pp.
Antiyeast 1 *
Aphidifuge 1 *
Apoptotic 5 *
Aromatase-Inhibitor 2 *