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Plant 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
ARJUNGLUCOSIDE-II 0 Bark 630.0 933.3 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARJUNGLUCOSIDE-II 0 Leaf not available not available not available 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.
ARJUNGLUCOSIDE-III 0 Bark not available 42.6 not available Tsuyuki, T., Hamada, Y., Honda, T., Takahashi, T., Matsushita, K. 1979. A New Triterpene Glucoside from Terminalia arjuna. Arjunglucoside III. Bull. Chem. Soc. Japan 52 10: 3127-3128.
ARJUNGLUCOSIDES 0 Plant not available not available not available J.S. Glasby Dict.Pls Containing 2ndary Metabolite. 1991.
ARJUNIC-ACID 0 Bark not available 160.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARJUNIC-ACID 0 Flower not available 10.0 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNIC-ACID 0 Leaf not available 10.0 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNIC-ACID 0 Root Bark not available 150.0 not available 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.
ARJUNIC-ACID 0 Seed not available 10.0 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNIC-ACID 0 Stem not available 10.0 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNIN 0 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.
ARJUNOLIATIN 0 Flower not available 100.0 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNOLIATIN 0 Leaf not available 100.0 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNOLIATIN 0 Seed not available 100.0 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNOLIATIN 0 Stem not available 100.0 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNOLIC-ACID 5 Bark not available 150.0 not available Duke, 1992 *
ARJUNOLIC-ACID 5 Flower not available 15.5 not available Tripathi, V. K., Pandey, V. B., Udupa, K. N., Rucker, G. 1992. Arjunolitin, a Triterpene Glycoside from Terminalia arjuna. Phytochemistry 31 1: 349-351.
ARJUNOLIC-ACID 5 Heart Wood not available 8000.0 not available 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.
ARJUNOLIC-ACID 5 Leaf not available 15.5 -1.00 Duke, 1992 *
ARJUNOLIC-ACID 5 Root Bark not available 10.0 not available 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.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
COX-1-Inhibitor 1 Fukutake, M., Yokota, S., Kawamura, H., Iizuka, A., Amagaya, S., Fukuda, K., Komatsu, Y. 1998. Inhibitory effect of Coptidis rhizoma adn Scutellariae radix on azoxymethane-induced aberrant crypt foci formation in rat colon. Biol Pharm Bull, 21(8): 814-817
COX-2-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Cyclooxygenase-Inhibitor 4 Duke, 1992 *
Cytotoxic 3 Advance in Chinese Medicinal Materials Research. 1985. Eds. H. M. Chang, H. W. Yeung, W. -W. Tso and A. Koo. World Scientific Publishing Co., Philadelphia Pa., page 359.
Deiodinase-Inhibitor 2 Jim Duke's personal files.
Detoxicant 1 Duke, 1992 *
Differentiator 1 Duke, 1992 *
Diuretic 7 Duke, 1992 *
Elastase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Emetic 1 Martindale's 28th
Estrogenic 2 Duke, 1992 *
Fatal 2 Martindale's 29th
Febrifuge 1 Neuwinger, H. D. 1996. African Ethnobotany - Poisons and Drugs. Chapman & Hall, New York. 941 pp.
Flatugenic 1 Martindale's 29th
Floral-Inhibitor 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.
Fungicide 2 Duke, 1992 *
Gastroprotective 1 Duke, 1992 *
Glucosyl-Transferase-Inhibitor 2 Duke, 1992 *
Gonadotrophic 1 Malini, T. and Vanithakumari, G. 1989. Rat Toxicity Studies With B-Sitosterol. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 28: 221-234, 1990.
Gram(+)icide 1 Duke, 1992 *