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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
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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List of plant activities.
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Activity Chemical Count Reference
Gram(-)icide 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemostat 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hemostatic 2 Merck 11th Edition
Hepatoprotective 9 Duke, 1992 *
Hepatotoxic 2 Duke, 1992 *
HIV-RT-Inhibitor 3 Economic & Medicinal Plant Research, 5: 225.
Hyaluronidase-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypocholesterolemic 4 Duke, 1992 *
Hypoglycemic 2 Ivorra, M.D., Paya, M., and Villar, A. 1989. A Review of Natural Products and Plants as Potential Antidiabetic Drugs. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 27: 243-275, 1989.
Hypolipemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypolipidemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
Hypotensive 2 Pizzorno, J.E. and Murray, M.T. 1985. A Textbook of Natural Medicine. John Bastyr College Publications, Seattle, Washington (Looseleaf).
Hypouricemic 1 Duke, 1992 *
ICAM-1-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
IKK-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Immunomodulator 2 Duke, 1992 *
Immunostimulant 1 McKenna, D. J., Hughes, K., and Jones, K. 2000. Green Tea Monograph. Alternative Therapies, 6(3): 61-82.
Immunosuppressant 2 Duke, 1992 *
iNOS-Inhibitor 1 Duke, 1992 *
Insulin-Sparing 1 Jeffery B. Harborne and H. Baxter, eds. 1983. Phytochemical Dictionary. A Handbook of Bioactive Compounds from Plants. Taylor & Frost, London. 791 pp.